____ is a diagnosis lasting three months or less, ____ is diagnosis lasting three months or longer.

Hierarchical Condition Category is abbreviated as what acronym.

UC and Crohn's map to this HCC category, but IBS does not.

Depression listed as a diagnosis is sufficient enough to capture the Major Depressive Disorders HCC.

This condition can be coded if there is some degree of muscle weakness involving the ipsilateral (same side) arm and leg. Usually a sequelae of a CVA.

____ Angina is Acute, ____ Angina is Chronic, both map to HCC's.

Chronic Obstructive Bronchitis maps to this HCC, but Asthma does not.

Anemia and being on Anti-coagulants do not map to this HCC, but thrombocytopenia and senile purpura do.

Coronary Artery Disease maps to the Vascular Disease HCC.

Indicators of this condition are:
Calcification found on x-rays. Decreased or absent distal pulses, loss of hair on feet or distal extremities cool and atrophic /thin skin, symptoms of claudication.

List the three levels of Diabetes with/without complications in order of their HCC category listing.

History of this diagnosis will not map to an HCC, but the chronic condition of this diagnosis will map to an HCC.

These stages of Kidney Disease are the only ones that map to an HCC.

Long Term Insulin Use by itself is an HCC.

To confirm the presence of this condition:
review Labs and Consultation notes
patient may be on DMARDS.

Acute Myocardial Infarction can be counted as an HCC for how long after the MI.

This is what RAF stands for.

DM and hyper/hypothyroid are often mistakenly mapped to this HCC category.

Pressure ulcers need to be staged, DM ulcers do not need to be staged.

According to the ASPEN guidelines, two or more of the following characteristics indicate this diagnosis
1. 10% unintentional WL in 6-12 months OR
2. 5% unintentional WL in 3-6 months OR
3. BMI < 18.5 OR
4. Albumin < 3.4 OR
5. Co-morbidity hindering normal intake (G-tube or persistent nausea, or active dysphagia) OR
6. Poor nutrition or loss of appetite, or seriously curtailed intake of food OR
7. Marked reduction in physical capacity OR
8. Diminished functional status, as measured by hand grip strength OR
9. Wasting appearance or muscle wasting.

This type of Leukemia has a higher HCC value and usually occurs in children more often than adults.

This has the highest level HCC RAF score.

These diseases, even in remission, still map to an HCC.

Complications of a Specified Implant can only be captured at the initial visit for this diagnosis, not as a subsequent or sequelae visit.

These (5) diseases, even in remission, still map to an HCC.