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    Wiki Obesity coding and clinical validation

    One of our providers informs us, “morbid obesity (E66.01) can be used with a BMI of greater than or equal to 35.0 with at least one obesity-related condition. Therefore, any patient with hypertension or diabetes and a BMI of 35.0 or greater can be coded as Morbid Obesity with the appropriate BMI...
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