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HCC 463: Artificial Openings for Feeding or Elimination

HCC 463, Artificial Openings for Feeding or Elimination, is one of the 115 payment categories in the CMS-HCC V28 model. 41 ICD-10-CM codes map to it in the payment year 2027 mapping, and a documented diagnosis in the category adds a relative factor of 0.673 to the risk score of a community, non-dual, aged beneficiary (0.914 disabled, 0.634 institutional). It sits at the top of its hierarchy, so no other category overrides it.

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Data effective
Data currency: ICD-10-CM to HCC mapping PY2027 initial (effective dates of service 2026, payment year 2027); CMS-HCC V28 model software V2826.115.T2 (effective payment year 2027). Next CMS release: PY2027 midyear final mapping (spring 2027) and PY2028 proposed model (February 2027).
Mapped ICD-10-CM codes
41
Factor, community non-dual aged
0.673
Factor, institutional
0.634
Hierarchy
Top of hierarchy

Relative factors by segment

Each segment is a separate regression; the factor is added to the beneficiary's demographic factors and other categories, then normalized and reduced by the coding intensity adjustment before it meets the plan's base rate. A factor of 1.000 equals the expected cost of an average beneficiary.

CMS-HCC V28 relative factors for HCC 463 by model segment
SegmentModel codeRelative factor
Community, non-dual, agedCNA_HCC4630.673
Community, non-dual, disabledCND_HCC4630.914
Community, full-benefit dual, agedCFA_HCC4630.891
Community, full-benefit dual, disabledCFD_HCC4630.947
Community, partial-benefit dual, agedCPA_HCC4630.526
Community, partial-benefit dual, disabledCPD_HCC4630.853
Long-term institutionalINS_HCC4630.634

Hierarchy

HCC 463 is not part of a hierarchy: it is paid whenever a mapped diagnosis is documented, independently of the beneficiary's other categories.

ICD-10-CM codes that map to HCC 463

41 codes map to this category in the PY2027 initial mapping, concentrated in the K94 (20), Z93 (11), Z43 (8), K91 (2) code families. Descriptions are the CMS mapping descriptions for the FY2026 code set; a code that is deleted or split in the October code update stays valid for dates of service before the change.

ICD-10-CM codes mapped to HCC 463 in the CMS PY2027 initial mapping
ICD-10-CMDescription
K91850Pouchitis
K91858Other complications of intestinal pouch
K9400Colostomy complication, unspecified
K9401Colostomy hemorrhage
K9402Colostomy infection
K9403Colostomy malfunction
K9409Other complications of colostomy
K9410Enterostomy complication, unspecified
K9411Enterostomy hemorrhage
K9412Enterostomy infection
K9413Enterostomy malfunction
K9419Other complications of enterostomy
K9420Gastrostomy complication, unspecified
K9421Gastrostomy hemorrhage
K9422Gastrostomy infection
K9423Gastrostomy malfunction
K9429Other complications of gastrostomy
K9430Esophagostomy complications, unspecified
K9431Esophagostomy hemorrhage
K9432Esophagostomy infection
K9433Esophagostomy malfunction
K9439Other complications of esophagostomy
Z431Encounter for attention to gastrostomy
Z432Encounter for attention to ileostomy
Z433Encounter for attention to colostomy
Z434Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of digestive tract
Z435Encounter for attention to cystostomy
Z436Encounter for attention to other artificial openings of urinary tract
Z438Encounter for attention to other artificial openings
Z439Encounter for attention to unspecified artificial opening
Z931Gastrostomy status
Z932Ileostomy status
Z933Colostomy status
Z934Other artificial openings of gastrointestinal tract status
Z9350Unspecified cystostomy status
Z9351Cutaneous-vesicostomy status
Z9352Appendico-vesicostomy status
Z9359Other cystostomy status
Z936Other artificial openings of urinary tract status
Z938Other artificial opening status
Z939Artificial opening status, unspecified

Where these codes sat in the V22 model

The V28 recalibration renumbered and regrouped categories; this table shows which legacy V22 categories the same ICD-10 codes belonged to, which is the quickest way to reconcile a V22-era HCC gap list with the current model.

V22 categories that the HCC 463 codes mapped to
V22 HCCCodes
18841

Capturing and defending the category

A category counts for a payment year when a mapped diagnosis is documented at least once during the data collection year by an acceptable provider type at a face-to-face or audio-video encounter, and when the note shows the condition was monitored, evaluated, assessed or treated. Chronic conditions do not carry forward: a category that is not re-documented in the year drops out of the score, which is why annual wellness visits and problem-list reconciliation are where most recapture happens. Risk adjustment data validation audits sample enrollees and ask for the medical record behind each submitted category; an unsupported category is removed and, under the extrapolation rules, the error rate is applied across the contract. The QuickIntell risk adjustment product surfaces suspected and unsupported categories from the chart, and the HCC hub lists every V28 category with its factor and code count.

Frequently asked questions

Which ICD-10 codes map to HCC 463?

41 ICD-10-CM codes map to HCC 463 in the CMS PY2027 initial mapping, for example K91850 Pouchitis; K91858 Other complications of intestinal pouch; K9400 Colostomy complication, unspecified; K9401 Colostomy hemorrhage. The full list is on this page; a code counts only when it is documented at a face-to-face or video encounter in the data collection year and supported by the record.

How much does HCC 463 add to a risk score?

The V28 relative factor for HCC 463 is 0.673 for a community, non-dual, aged beneficiary, 0.891 for full-benefit dual aged, 0.914 for non-dual disabled and 0.634 for long-term institutional members. A factor of 1.000 equals the expected annual cost of an average beneficiary, so the category's share of the payment follows the plan's base rate for that segment.

Does HCC 463 count together with related categories?

HCC 463 is not part of a hierarchy, so it is paid whenever it is documented regardless of which other categories the beneficiary has.

What has to be documented for HCC 463 to be valid?

The diagnosis must be recorded by an acceptable provider type during a face-to-face or audio-video encounter in the service year, with the note showing that the condition was monitored, evaluated, assessed or treated. Risk adjustment data validation audits recover payment for categories the record does not support, so the code on the claim and the assessment in the note must match.

Sources

Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-02. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions.

Disclaimer

Relative factors and mappings are reproduced from the CMS risk adjustment model files as an operational reference. Payment depends on the plan's base rate, normalization, the coding intensity adjustment and the enrollee's segment. Not legal, clinical or billing advice.