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Accurate documentation and coding are vital in the  healthcare industry to ensure fair reimbursement and maintain compliance.  A crucial element of this process is HCC risk adjustment.  Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) enable health plans to account for the complexity of patient care, ensuring providers receive appropriate reimbursement for their services.  For healthcare providers, coders, and payers, understanding HCC coding and and its impact on risk adjustment is crucial. This blog explores the fundamentals of HCC risk adjustment, the importance of accurate HCC coding, and how expert guidance from companies like 3gen consulting can make a significance difference. What is HCC Risk Adjustment? HCC risk adjustment predicts patients’ healthcare costs by assigning a risk score based on their documented health conditions. This model is widely utilized in value-based care programs, such as Medicare Advantage, to adjust health plan payments based on the health ri...