Z68
Z68: Body mass index [BMI]
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z68 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for body mass index [bmi]. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Kilograms per meters squared
Notes
Additional guidance from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- BMI adult codes are for use for persons 20 years of age or older
- BMI pediatric codes are for use for persons 2-19 years of age.
- These percentiles are based on the growth charts published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead Z68
5 child codes. Green means billable.