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Wiki Morbid Obesity BMI level

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I am having a difficult time finding ICD-10 level for Morbid Obesity. ICD-9 has specific BMI levels and Morbid Obesity was 40 or greater. Please inform.

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Robin
 
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I am trying to find how morbid obesity is defined by BMI. ICD-9 defined Morbid Obesity as 40 or greater. ICD-10 doesn't seem to have any definintion [that I can find] under the code for Morbid Obesity. "Severe" is the only term. I would like to have a definitive answer for my physicians.

Thanks so much for your help!
 
If you look in the index under body mass index it has a breakdown of the BMI range and which ICD10 code goes with it.
The classification of obesity and morbid obesity hasn't changed with ICD10.

BMI Classification
< 18.5 underweight
18.5?24.9 normal weight
25.0?29.9 overweight
30.0?34.9 class I obesity
35.0?39.9 class II obesity
≥ 40.0 class III obesity
 
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