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Z68.4

Body mass index [BMI] 40 or greater, adult

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:

  • Z68.41 Body mass index [BMI] 40.0-44.9, adult
  • Z68.42 Body mass index [BMI] 45.0-49.9, adult
  • Z68.43 Body mass index [BMI] 50.0-59.9, adult
  • Z68.44 Body mass index [BMI] 60.0-69.9, adult
  • Z68.45 Body mass index [BMI] 70 or greater, adult

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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. FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Body mass index (BMI) 40 or greater, adult
  2. FY2011 Removed from the draft draft
  3. FY2012 Returned to the draft draft
  4. FY2021 Description revised Body mass index (BMI) 40 or greater, adult Body mass index [BMI] 40 or greater, adult

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.

Inherited from Z68 Body mass index [BMI]

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)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
Z68.1 Body mass index [BMI] 19.9 or less, adult Not billable
Z68.2 Body mass index [BMI] 20-29, adult Not billable
Z68.3 Body mass index [BMI] 30-39, adult Not billable
Z68.5 Body mass index [BMI] pediatric Not billable