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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2005 Issue 12
The Ins & Outs of Gastric Bypass
Presented by Jan Rasmssen, CPC, ACS-GI, ACS-OBBariatric surgery, gastric restrictive procedures, bypass procedures are performed to control the amount of food intake and/or nutrient absorption to promote weight loss in the morbidly obese. When you get started one of the first things that you need to do is pre-certification. Part of that is understanding the definition of overweight versus obesity. Overweight or obesity is determined by the BMI--body mass index--which is a ratio-based calculation of weight and height. Obviously, the higher the body mass indeed, the greater the risk of lung diseases, high blood pressure...
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