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Z68

Body mass index [BMI]

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 5 more specific codes instead:

  • Z68.1 Body mass index [BMI] 19.9 or less, adult (also a header)
  • Z68.2 Body mass index [BMI] 20-29, adult (also a header)
  • Z68.3 Body mass index [BMI] 30-39, adult (also a header)
  • Z68.4 Body mass index [BMI] 40 or greater, adult (also a header)
  • Z68.5 Body mass index [BMI] pediatric (also a header)

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Body mass index [BMI]

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

This code

Also known as

  • Kilograms per meters squared

Note

  • BMI adult codes are for use for persons 20 years of age or older
  • BMI pediatric codes are for use for persons 2-19 years of age.
  • These percentiles are based on the growth charts published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)