stacbartNUC@gmail.com
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Does anyone know if Medicare will cover an Office Visit ( E & M code ) with a BMI listed as only diagnosis. BMI over 30.0 ?
Thank you
Stacy
Thank you
Stacy
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Wiki BMI as primary DX - Medicare
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elysia.york
Contributor
I cannot say one way or the other, but you would be better off using the obesity code rather than the BMI code. Our office has not had an issue using obesity.
mitchellde
True Blue
I believe if you look in the code book the BMI code state to code first the level of obesity.