AMA CPT® Assistant - 1998 Issue 5 (May)

Bariatric Surgery: Gastric Restrictive Procedures (May 1998)

May 1998 pages 5-8 Coding Communication Bariatric Surgery: Gastric Restrictive Procedures Bariatrics is the branch of medicine concerned with the management (prevention or control) of obesity and allied diseases. Morbid obesity, or clinically severe obesity, is defined as being 100 lbs over ideal weight, or more having a body mass index > (35-40 kg/m2). An arbitrary definition of superobesity corresponds to twice the minimum weight criterion used to define morbid obesity or being 200 lbs or over ideal weight. Medical conditions associated with obesity include diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, respiratory disorders, joint problems, and psychosocial incapacity. Weight loss is...

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