Z68.3
Header — not billableBody mass index [BMI] 30-39, adult
The ICD-10 code for body mass index [bmi] 30-39, adult is Z68.3.
Z68.3 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Z68.3
- Z68.30Body mass index [BMI] 30.0-30.9, adult
- Z68.31Body mass index [BMI] 31.0-31.9, adult
- Z68.32Body mass index [BMI] 32.0-32.9, adult
- Z68.33Body mass index [BMI] 33.0-33.9, adult
- Z68.34Body mass index [BMI] 34.0-34.9, adult
- Z68.35Body mass index [BMI] 35.0-35.9, adult
- Z68.36Body mass index [BMI] 36.0-36.9, adult
- Z68.37Body mass index [BMI] 37.0-37.9, adult
- Z68.38Body mass index [BMI] 38.0-38.9, adult
- Z68.39Body mass index [BMI] 39.0-39.9, adult
Related codes in this category
- Z68.1Body mass index [BMI] 19.9 or less, adult
- Z68.2Body mass index [BMI] 20-29, adultnon-billable header
- Z68.4Body mass index [BMI] 40 or greater, adultnon-billable header
- Z68.5Body mass index [BMI] pediatricnon-billable header
- Z68.3Body mass index [BMI] 30-39, adultnon-billable header