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ICD 10 code for Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories. Get free rules, notes, crosswalks, synonyms, history for ICD-10 code E66.01.
The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the body mass index, a bmi greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a bmi greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (morbid obesity).
E66.01 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.
If you are obese, losing even 5 to 10 percent of your weight can delay or prevent some of these diseases. ICD-10-CM E66.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group (s) (MS-DRG v41.0): 640 Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc.
ICD-10 code E66.01 for Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -Overweight, obesit.
E66.01 is a valid billable ICD-10 diagnosis code for Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories. It is found in the 2024 version of the ICD-10 Clinical Modification (CM) and can be used in all HIPAA-covered transactions from Oct 01, 2023 - Sep 30, 2024.
Specific Coding Applicable to Overweight and obesity. Non-specific codes like E66 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for overweight and obesity: E66.0 for Obesity due to excess calories - NON-BILLABLE CODE.
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.
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.
ICD-10 Codes for Obesity Management . Tip Sheet. When coding for obesity, code for both the obesity diagnosis as well as BMI. . Obesity codes: E66.1 Drug-induced obesity. E66.2 Severe obesity with alveolar hypoventilation. E66.3 Overweight. E66.8 Other obesity. NOTE: Recommended codes commonly used. . E66.9 Obesity, unspecified.