Z68 — Body mass index [BMI]
ICD-10-CM codes Z68 cover body mass index [bmi], within factors influencing health status and contact with health services. The block holds 37 codes across 1 category, of which 32 are billable and 5 are header codes that cannot be submitted on a claim.
Risk adjustment in Z68
0 codes in this block map to a CMS-HCC, which means the diagnosis carries a risk-adjustment payment when it is documented and coded. Under-coding here is money left on the table; over-coding here is what audits are for.
- HCC 48 Morbid Obesity
What else to watch in Z68
- 26 codes are named in Medicare coverage policies. An LCD or NCD lists them as supporting medical necessity, or explicitly as not supporting it. Which applies depends on the MAC for your state.