Guidelines:
Know the Dos and Don’ts of Pediatric BMI Documentation
Published on Tue May 10, 2022
Here’s how to assign the Z68.5- codes correctly. Whether you’re documenting body mass index (BMI) for a pediatric patient who is overweight, underweight, who has an eating disorder, or who is in the normal height and weight range for their age and gender, assigning a code from Z68.- (Body mass index [BMI]) isn’t always straightforward. So, here are four things [...]