Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 278.03
Obesity hypoventilation syndrome
  • Short description: Obesity hypovent synd.
  • ICD-9-CM 278.03 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 278.03 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 278.03.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 278.03: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 278.03 converts directly to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E66.2 Morbid (severe) obesity with alveolar hypoventilation
Approximate Synonyms
  • Extreme obesity with alveolar hypoventilation
  • Pickwickian syndrome
Applies To
  • Pickwickian syndrome
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 278.03:
  • Hypoventilation 786.09
    • obesity 278.03
  • Obesity (constitutional) (exogenous) (familial) (nutritional) (simple) 278.00
    • hypoventilation syndrome 278.03
  • Pickwickian syndrome (cardiopulmonary obesity) 278.03
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • cardiopulmonary obesity 278.03
    • obesity hypoventilation 278.03
    • Pickwickian (cardiopulmonary obesity) 278.03
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