2019年2月27日 · 5. Never convert a BMI code to a weight diagnosis. The provider must document a weight diagnosis for the BMI to be abstracted from a chart. For example, a chart of a patient with a documented BMI of 58.9 makes no mention of the patient’s weight in the notes. Both the BMI and weight must be documented for the BMI to be reported.

2022年5月10日 · For example, a 7-year-old boy measures 121.9 cm tall and weighs 22.9 kg. This equates to a BMI of 15.4, which the chart locates in between the 25th and 50th percentile for his age. Consequently, you can assign Z68.52 to the patient’s record when appropriate. Don’t Assign a BMI Code Unless BMI Is Documented

[QUOTE="sls314, post: 515770, member: 523015"] It's the BMI code. Look in your ICD-10-CM book under the Z68 Body Mass Index heading and it explains the age ranges for those codes. BMI adult codes are...

2022年2月1日 · – Having a BMI of 35 or greater AND one or more comorbid conditions (Class II) So the above statement & table indicating that ICD-10-CM code E66.01 is the appropriate code selection when documentation indicates having a BMI of 30-34.9 AND 1 or more comorbid conditions has me quite confused as to where this guidance is coming from.

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2018年5月11日 · Yes, the BMI can be coded without an accompanying obesity code. The BMI should be coded if applicable in order to have the info on the claims data for HEDIS. To further clarify, 1. the BMI can be calculated by other health care professionals and 2. the BMI code is a secondary code but there does not need to be an associated obesity code.

The Icd-10 code range for Body mass index [BMI] Z68-Z68.54 is medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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HCPCS code G8419 for BMI documented outside normal parameters, no follow-up plan documented, no reason given as maintained by CMS falls under Additional Quality Measures . Subscribe to Codify by AAPC and get the code details in a flash.

ICD-10 code Z68.5 for Body mass index [BMI] pediatric is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services . × Official Long Descriptor