Z68.3
Z68.3 — Body mass index [BMI] 30-39, adult
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
Z68.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for body mass index [bmi] 30-39, adult. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Risk adjustment
Z68.3 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 Z68.3
10 child codes. Green means billable.
- Z68.30Body mass index [BMI] 30.0-30.9, adult
- Z68.31Body mass index [BMI] 31.0-31.9, adult
- Z68.32Body mass index [BMI] 32.0-32.9, adult
- Z68.33Body mass index [BMI] 33.0-33.9, adult
- Z68.34Body mass index [BMI] 34.0-34.9, adult
- Z68.35Body mass index [BMI] 35.0-35.9, adult
- Z68.36Body mass index [BMI] 36.0-36.9, adult
- Z68.37Body mass index [BMI] 37.0-37.9, adult
- Z68.38Body mass index [BMI] 38.0-38.9, adult
- Z68.39Body mass index [BMI] 39.0-39.9, adult
Related codes at this level
Codes that share Z68. If Z68.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about Z68.3
- Is Z68.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. Z68.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does Z68.3 sit in the tabular list?
- Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00-Z99), in the block Body mass index [BMI] (Z68).