2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Endocrine, Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases, And Immunity Disorders 240-279 > Other Metabolic Disorders And Immunity Disorders 270-279 > Overweight, Obesity And Other Hyperalimentation 278.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 278.0
Overweight and obesity On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 278.0 can be accessed here. - Body weight grossly beyond skeletal and physical standards as the result of an excessive accumulation of FATS in the body. Depending on age, sex, and genetic background, a BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) greater than 30.0 can be considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 can be considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).
- Having a high amount of body fat. A person is considered obese if they have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or more.
- 278.0 is a non-specific code that cannot be used to specify a diagnosis
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 278.* hierarchy
Use additional code to identify Body Mass Index (BMI) if known (V85.0-V85.54) 278.0 excludes: - adiposogenital dystrophy (253.8)
- obesity of endocrine origin NOS (259.9)
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