ICD-10-CM lookup, V28 HCC mapping, RAF categories, and AI-powered MEAT guidance — in a Chrome side panel, right inside your EHR. No integration. No IT ticket. No context switching.
Used by HCC coders at risk adjustment vendors, Medicare Advantage plans, and physician groups. Zero PHI collected.
of per-chart time spent on reference retrieval — not clinical judgment
ICD-10-CM codes removed from HCC mapping in the V28 transition
hours per month in lookup time for a 10-coder team doing 20 charts/day
With CMS fully rolling out the V28 model in 2026, your coding team is navigating a new mapping landscape — more codes deleted, more reassigned, tighter documentation standards. The tools they've relied on weren't built for this transition.
Coders spend 40–60% of per-chart time on reference retrieval: looking up codes, cross-referencing V28 mapping tables, confirming HCC category, verifying MEAT documentation criteria. This requires no clinical judgment. It generates no billable value. For a 10-coder team doing 20 charts per day, that's 333 hours per month spent on lookups.
Add HCC Buddy from the Chrome Web Store. Pin it to your toolbar. Takes 2 minutes. No EHR integration, no API connections, no IT ticket.
Click the HCC Buddy icon while you're inside your chart review platform, EHR, or payer portal. The side panel opens alongside your existing workflow — nothing moves, nothing changes.
Type a code or description. Get ICD-10-CM detail, V28 HCC mapping, RAF category, and documentation guidance in under 5 seconds. Ask the AI: "What MEAT criteria apply to E11.9?"
Code or description → full CM detail in under 5 seconds. Includes inclusions, exclusions, and use-additional-code notes.
Every code shows exact HCC category, V24 vs. V28 delta flags, and RAF category. No more cross-referencing PDF mapping tables.
Ask natural-language questions: MEAT criteria, documentation guidance, code selection rationale. Answers in 5 seconds. Built specifically for HCC queries.
Enter a medication name, get the HCC-relevant diagnoses with coding guidance. Useful during retrospective chart review.
Paste a list of codes, get full V28 HCC mapping for all of them at once. No one-by-one lookups.
Any browser-based EHR, chart review platform, or payer portal. Epic, Cerner, Veradigm, Cognizant, CorroHealth — if it's in Chrome, HCC Buddy works alongside it.
estimated return on investment for a 10-coder team at typical coder compensation — every month.
| Team Size | Monthly Cost | Est. Time Saved | Dollar Value Recovered | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 coders | $99.95/mo | 75–167 hrs | $2,100–$5,344 | 21:1 – 53:1 |
| 10 coders | $199.90/mo | 167–333 hrs | $5,344–$10,656 | 27:1 – 53:1 |
| 25 coders | $499.75/mo | 417–833 hrs | $14,875–$29,988 | 30:1 – 60:1 |
Based on 3–5 minutes saved per chart, 15–20 charts/day, $28–$36/hr fully burdened coder cost.
I used to keep three browser tabs open during every chart review — the ICD-10 browser, the CMS mapping file, and a MEAT criteria PDF. Now I have one side panel. I'm through my queue 30% faster.
The V28 delta flags are exactly what my team needed during the transition. We can instantly see if a code mapped differently from V24 — no more guessing.
I was skeptical about the AI assistant, but when it gave me the exact MEAT criteria documentation guidance for a complicated diabetes query in 5 seconds, I was sold.
The free tier gives you unlimited ICD-10 lookups and 10 AI queries per day — no credit card, no commitment. Install in 2 minutes and see how it fits your workflow.
Install Free →One subscription covers your whole team. No IT procurement process — any coder installs the Chrome extension. Team plans include usage analytics across seats.
See Team Plans →Time savings, dollar value recovered, compliance benefits — no PHI collection, HIPAA-aware design. The fastest ROI in your toolkit.
Download One-Pager →HCC Buddy was designed from day one to operate alongside PHI-containing workflows without touching patient data. What we never collect: patient names, member IDs, dates of birth, EHR data, chart content.
No contracts. Cancel anytime. Volume pricing for 50+ seats.