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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