FY2021
Effective from
- Title changed
Body mass index [BMI] 38.0-38.9, adult
Previous title: Body mass index (BMI) 38.0-38.9, adult
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021Coverage depends on the payer, service and applicable policy. A billable code does not guarantee payment.
For US diagnosis claims covered by HIPAA, ICD-10-CM is required from October 1, 2015.
Use the service date for outpatient/professional claims and the discharge date for hospital inpatient claims. Earlier encounters use ICD-9-CM; each individual code must also be valid for the applicable date.
Official coding guidelines → · CMS ↗First observed · 2015-10-01
Latest recorded change · FY2021
Effective from
Body mass index [BMI] 38.0-38.9, adult
Previous title: Body mass index (BMI) 38.0-38.9, adult
Billable diagnosis code
CDC/NCHS · FY2021| All editions | Effective from | Code history |
|---|---|---|
| FY2016 | 2015-10-01 | First observed |
| FY2017 | 2016-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2018 | 2017-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2019 | 2018-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2020 | 2019-10-01 | Inherited rules changed |
| FY2020 · April | 2020-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2021 | 2020-10-01 | Title changed |
| FY2021 · 01-01 | 2021-01-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 | 2021-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2022 · 04-01 | 2022-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 | 2022-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2023 · 04-01 | 2023-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 | 2023-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2024 · 04-01 | 2024-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 | 2024-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2025 · 04-01 | 2025-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 | 2025-10-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2026 · April | 2026-04-01 | No tabular change |
| FY2027 | 2026-10-01 | No tabular change |
Historical mapping only; not an automatic code substitution.
The official Tabular List has no additional instructions at this code level.
Review the instructions inherited from its parent categories below. Inherited instructions ↓
Kilograms per meters squared
Other entries in the same category; these are not automatic substitutes.
| Code | Description | Category · further specificity required |
|---|---|---|
| Z68.30 | Body mass index [BMI] 30.0-30.9, adult | Billable / specific |
| Z68.31 | Body mass index [BMI] 31.0-31.9, adult | Billable / specific |
| Z68.32 | Body mass index [BMI] 32.0-32.9, adult | Billable / specific |
| Z68.33 | Body mass index [BMI] 33.0-33.9, adult | Billable / specific |
| Z68.34 | Body mass index [BMI] 34.0-34.9, adult | Billable / specific |
| Z68.35 | Body mass index [BMI] 35.0-35.9, adult | Billable / specific |
| Z68.36 | Body mass index [BMI] 36.0-36.9, adult | Billable / specific |
| Z68.37 | Body mass index [BMI] 37.0-37.9, adult | Billable / specific |
| Z68.39 | Body mass index [BMI] 39.0-39.9, adult | Billable / specific |
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