Q&A: Reporting BMI in ICD-10-CM for obstetrics patients
January 8th, 2019
Q: A physician documented that a pregnant patient is obese, and the patient’s chart has a listed body mass index (BMI) score. Can we assign an ICD-10-CM BMI code in this instance or should this never be done for an obstetrics patient?
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