Is Z68 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. Z68 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does Z68 sit in the tabular list?

Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Body mass index [BMI] (Z68).

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

Z68 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead Z68

5 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about Z68

Is Z68 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. Z68 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does Z68 sit in the tabular list?: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Body mass index [BMI] (Z68).