HCC Buddy — ICD-10 & Risk Adjustment

AI-powered ICD-10 coding, HCC risk adjustment, and payer guideline assistant for coders and auditors.

HCC Buddy is the all-in-one ICD-10-CM coding and HCC risk adjustment toolkit built for medical coders, auditors, and coding educators. Core Features: - Full ICD-10-CM Encoder: Search, browse, and explore all 72,000+ ICD-10-CM codes with chapter navigation, hierarchical code trees, and detailed code pages including Includes/Excludes notes, Code First/Code Also/Use Additional guidance, and 7th character requirements. - HCC Risk Adjustment Mapping: Instantly see V28, V24, and ESRD-HCC mappings for every diagnosis code. Understand which codes map to which HCC categories at a glance. - AI Coding Assistant (Ask Buddy): Ask natural language questions about ICD-10 coding, HCC risk adjustment, coding conventions, and payer guidelines. Powered by AI trained on official coding resources. - NPI Provider Lookup: Smart search for any provider by name, specialty, credential, or location across 9+ million NPI records. AI-assisted search helps with ambiguous queries. - Code Bookmarks & Notes: Save frequently used codes and add personal notes for quick reference during chart reviews. - Payer Guideline Upload: Upload and search payer-specific coding guidelines (PDF) for instant AI-powered answers about payer rules. - Code Basket & Export: Collect codes during chart review, then export to Google Docs, CSV, or clipboard for documentation. - Right-Click Code Lookup: Highlight any ICD-10 code on a webpage and look it up instantly from the context menu. - Alphabetic Index Search: Search the official ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index with smart acronym expansion (COPD, CHF, DM, AFib, and more). Designed for HCC coders, risk adjustment auditors, clinical documentation specialists, and coding educators. Works entirely through a clean side panel interface — no popups cluttering your workflow. Free to try. Premium features (AI assistant, notes, bookmarks, exports, unlimited lookups) available with a subscription at hccbuddy.com. Privacy: HCC Buddy does not collect or store patient health information (PHI). All data is transmitted securely to api.hccbuddy.com over HTTPS.