FAQ On Diabetic Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCC) Coding

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FAQ On Diabetic Hierarchical Condition Categories
(HCC) Coding  

• The hierarchical condition categories, commonly
  known as HCCs, are vital in medical billing and
  coding. The knowledge of HCCs is a must now for
  every medical practice, especially in diabetes,
  as healthcare organizations have to provide
  value-based patient care. Though HCCs is a
  concept that has been introduced previously, it
  was not at the forefront earlier. But with
  patient-centric care being the norm of the day,
  the knowledge of HCCs will enable the practices
  to reduce the risk of not getting paid or facing
  a prolonged reimbursement process. This article
  will discuss some of the basic FAQs on diabetic
  hierarchical condition categories (HCC) coding. 

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some of the basic FAQs on diabetic (HCC) coding

• 1. What are HCCs In Diabetes?
• Hierarchical condition categories (HCCs)
  coding is a set of codes in the medical practice
  that also have specific codes for diabetes
  associated with certain clinical diagnoses. The
  Centres of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
  have been using HCCs since 2004.
• 2. Who can use Diabetic HCCs codes?
• Any patient insured under Medicare Advantage (MA)
  plans, specific Affordable Care Act (ACT) and
  Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs), and a few
  other plans can be categorized under HCCs if they
  are suffering from acute, chronic, or severe
  diabetic issues.

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• 3. What are the diabetes diagnosis hierarchical
  condition categories (HCCs)?
• For the diabetes diagnosis, there are three HCC
  coding, they are
• HCC 17 Diabetes with Acute Complications
• HCC 18 Diabetes with Chronic Complications
• HCC 19 Diabetes without Complication
• All these three HCCs coding begins with the
  categories of ICD-10-CM. They are as follows
• E08 There is an underlying condition causing
  diabetes mellitus
• E09 Diabetes mellitus caused by inducing some
  chemical or drug
• E10 Diabetes mellitus Type 1
• E11 Diabetes mellitus Type 2
• E13 Diabetes mellitus of other specifications
• These categories are further segmented into
  different subcategories based on their chronic
  and acute complications and without
  complications.

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• 4. How to ensure the HCC codes are followed
  correctly for a diabetic patient?
• One of the best ways to ensure that the diabetic
  hierarchical condition categories (HCC)
  coding are properly mentioned when it comes to
  diabetic billing and coding is by working with
  experts in the field of medical billing. One such
  expert is 24/7 Medical Billing Services, as they
  can ensure proper HCC codes are used during
  medical billing and coding to warrant appropriate
  and timely reimbursement for the services.
• 5. What is HCC 17 in diabetes?
• 6. What is HCC 18 in the diabetes hierarchical
  condition category?
• 7. How is HCC 19 different from HCC 17 and HCC
  18?
• 8. Are there any specific considerations for
  Diabetic HCCs coding?
• 9. How to understand the diabetes hierarchy
  conditions?
• to know more about FAQs on HCC Coding visit
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