tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2019 Issue Q3

Reader Question: Note Minor BMI Changes

Question: Our surgeons perform bariatric surgery, and BMI is one of the factors considered for medical necessity. I heard that ICD-10 2020 changes the BMI codes. Can you please explain the changes? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: You will find minor changes to the Body Mass Index (BMI) codes in ICD-10-CM 2020, which is effective Oct. 1, 2019. The changes are minor, so should have little impact on medical necessity for bariatric surgery in most cases. Specifically: ICD-10-CM 2020 changes the age range for BMI adult codes from “21 years of age or older” to “20 years of age...

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