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Wiki Obesity dx 278.00

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when patients present to the office for weight loss options, etc. Is it appropriate to only use dx 278.xx?
 
Right, that is my concern because the commercial payers are not covering the 278.xx dx. The patients are coming in for help and trying to become healthier but their insurance is not covering the visits so it deters them from returning. If we prescribe medication or counseling are there more appropriate diagnoses that could be used as primary?
 
Sorry but they are there for obesity and that is the appropriate code, you could use a V code for problems related to lifestyle V69.- with the obesity code.
 
Would adding the BMI help with payment in this case - or least give some ammo for the doc to change his Dx to Morbid Obesity (if BMI indicates)?
 
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