AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Overweight

According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics, 30 percent or over 6 million adults 20 years of age and older in the United States are obese. Over 9 million, or 16 percent of children and teens age 6 to 19 years are overweight. Being overweight or obese increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions. Effective October 1, 2005, code 278.02, Overweight, has been created to classify patients who are overweight. An additional code may be assigned for the body mass index (BMI) if it is known. Please refer to the article on V...

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