Obesity diagnosis coding: Is there a growing problem?

Article Overview

This article discusses how obesity-related diagnoses are handled in ICD-10-CM and how they can affect inpatient MS-DRGs and HCC-based risk adjustment. It is intended for coders, CDI professionals, HIM staff, and others who work with provider documentation, BMI reporting, and diagnosis indexing. The piece also addresses guideline and Coding Clinic references, documentation considerations, and broader concerns about how obesity terminology is represented in the ICD-10-CM Alphabetic Index.