Z68.51
Z68.51: Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, less than 5th percentile for age
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z68.51 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for body mass index [bmi] pediatric, less than 5th percentile for age. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z68.51 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Body, bodies›mass index›pediatric›less than fifth percentile for age
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Z68.5
- Z68.52Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, 5th percentile to less than 85th percentile for age
- Z68.53Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, 85th percentile to less than 95th percentile for age
- Z68.54Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, 95th percentile for age to less than 120% of the 95th percentile for age
- Z68.55Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, 120% of the 95th percentile for age to less than 140% of the 95th percentile for age
- Z68.56Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, greater than or equal to 140% of the 95th percentile for age