Special Supplemental Benefit for the Chronically Ill

Elevate Medicare Advantage members qualify for the healthy food allowance as part of the Special Supplemental Benefit for the Chronically Ill, if they have one of 15 approved chronic conditions. Learn more about the Medicare FlexCard benefits.


Qualifying Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) Codes

Denver Health Medical Plan, Inc. is utilizing the same list of Hierarchical Condition Category (HCC) codes recognized by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Below is a full list of qualifying HCC’s by condition.

Members who believe they qualify but there is not an eligible HCC on file within the last 48 months, can self-attest. Those members have 12 months to visit their provider and get diagnosed.

  • HCC54
  • HCC55
  • HCC56

  • HCC35
  • HCC40
  • HCC77

  • HCC8
  • HCC9
  • HCC10
  • HCC11
  • HCC12

  • HCC86
  • HCC87
  • HCC88
  • HCC96

  • HCC85                                                                          

  • HCC17
  • HCC18
  • HCC19                                                                                 

  • HCC17
  • HCC18
  • HCC19                                                                                 

  • HCC27 

  • HCC134

  • HCC46
  • HCC47
  • HCC48                                 

  • HCC1 

  • HCC110
  • HCC111
  • HCC112                          

  • HCC57
  • HCC58
  • HCC59                                           

  • HCC73
  • HCC74
  • HCC75
  • HCC76
  • HCC77
  • HCC78
  • HCC79
  • HCC80        

  • HCC99
  • HCC100
  • HCC103
  • HCC104