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A person is considered obese if they have a body mass index (bmi) of 30 or more. Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat and/or body water.
- E66
A person is considered obese if they have a body mass index...
- Icd-10-Cm Diagnosis Code E66.9
A person is considered obese if they have a body mass index...
- E66
A person is considered obese if they have a body mass index (bmi) of 30 or more. Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much.
A person is considered obese if they have a body mass index (bmi) of 30 or more. Obesity means having too much body fat. It is different from being overweight, which means weighing too much. The weight may come from muscle, bone, fat and/or body water.
Aug 26, 2021 · According to ICD-10-CM guidelines, the clinician should document that the member is overweight, obese or morbidly obese. Coders must use the clinician’s statement to assign the corresponding E66 code. A coder can’t code a weight diagnosis based on BMI calculations, lab values or other measurements.
Mar 21, 2018 · BMI greater than or equal to 25 is overweight. BMI greater than or equal to 30 is obese. The relevant ICD-10-CM codes are located in category E66, and are organized severity, contributing factors, and manifestation: E66.01 Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories. E66.09 Other obesity due to excess calories.
- John Verhovshek
E66.9 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of obesity, unspecified. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
Obesity, Morbid - The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2.
