ICD-Code E66* is a non-billable ICD-10 code used for healthcare diagnosis reimbursement of Overweight and Obesity. Its corresponding ICD-9 code is 278.
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Report the primary diagnosis as E66. 01, then an additional secondary diagnosis for body mass index (BMI) and a third diagnosis for the comorbidities as appropriate.
Overweight and obesity ICD-10-CM E66.
ICD-10 code E66. 3 for Overweight is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .
Obesity, unspecified (E66.9)
E66. 9 is not usually sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
Other specified counselingICD-10 code Z71. 89 for Other specified counseling is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Coding Clinic has addressed this topic over the years, noting that BMI should not be coded without an associated diagnosis such as overweight or obesity.
ICD-10-CM Code for Other obesity E66. 8.
ICD-10 code E66. 01 for Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .
Class 2 (moderate-risk) obesity, if BMI is 35.0 to 39.9. Class 3 (high-risk) obesity, if BMI is equal to or greater than 40.0.
Other specified counselingICD-10 code Z71. 89 for Other specified counseling is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Preventative Counseling (CPT 99401-9941) The standard obesity medicine behavioral counseling codes are 99401-99412. These codes are used to report services for the purpose of promoting health and preventing illness. Typically, the 5-A's approach i.e., ask, advise, assess, assist, and arrange is used.
E66. 01 is morbid (severe) obesity from excess calories.
Z68. 30 - Body mass index [BMI] 30.0-30.9, adult | ICD-10-CM.
The assignment of a diagnosis code is based on the providers diagnostic statement that the condition exists. The providers statement that the patient has a particular condition is sufficient. Code assignment is not based on clinical criteria used by the provide4r to establish the diagnosis.
When a patient presents for outpatient surgery (same day surgery), code the reason for the surgery as the first-listed diagnosis (reason for the encounter), even if the surgery is not performed due to a contraindication.
The Factors Influencing Health Status and Contact with Health Services codes (Z00-Z99) are provided to deal with occasions when circumstances other than a disease or injury are recorded as diagnosis or problems. See Section I.C.21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services.
accompany a Z code to describe any procedure performed.
A code listed next to a main term in the icd-10-cm alphabetic index is referred to as a default code. The default code represents that condition that is most commonly associated with the main term, or is the unspecified code for the condition. If a condition is documented in a medical record without any additional information, such as acute or chronic, the default code should be assigned.
The word with or in should be interpreted to mean associated with or due to when it appears in a code title, the alphabetic index (either under a main term or subterm), or an instructional note in the tabular list . This classification presumes a casual relationship between the two conditions liked by these terms in the alphabetic index or tabular list. These conditions should be coded as related even in the absence of provider documentation explicitly linking them, unless the documentation clearly states the conditions are unrelated or when another guideline exists that specifically requires a documented linkage between two conditions(e.g., sepsis guideline for "acute organ dysfunction that is not clearly associated with the sepsis"). For conditions not specifically linked by these relational terms in the classification or when a guideline requires that a linkage between two conditions be explicitly documented, provider documentation must link the conditions in order to code them as related.
Diagnoses often are not established at the time of the initial encounter/visit. It