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 E & M code
- Thread starter stacbartNUC@gmail.com
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Hello,
The BMI can not be a primary diagnosis let alone the only diagnosis on the claim. The primary diagnosis can be the appropriate obesity/overweight code (278.00, 278.01, 278.02, 278.03), followed by the BMI code.
The BMI can not be a primary diagnosis let alone the only diagnosis on the claim. The primary diagnosis can be the appropriate obesity/overweight code (278.00, 278.01, 278.02, 278.03), followed by the BMI code.
mitchellde
True Blue
Exactly the BMI V code must be secondary and the provider must document the appropriate level of obesity. If the documentation of the obesity does not match the documented BMI then the provider will need to be queried.