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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 278.01
Morbid obesity
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 278.01 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 278.01 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 278.01 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E66.01 Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories
Approximate Synonyms
  • Obesity (body mass index (bmi) more than 40
  • Obesity body mass index (bmi) >=40
  • Obesity, body mass index (BMI 40-44.9
  • Obesity, body mass index (BMI) >= 70
  • Obesity, body mass index (BMI) 45-49.9
  • Obesity, body mass index (BMI) 50-59.9
  • Obesity, body mass index (BMI) 60-69.9
  • Obesity, body mass index (bmi) more than 99 percentile
  • Severe adult obesity with BMI between 40-44.9
  • Severe adult obesity with BMI between 45-49.9
  • Severe adult obesity with BMI between 50 to 59.9
  • Severe childhood obesity with BMI >99 percentile
  • Severe obesity
  • Severe obesity (BMI >= 40)
  • Severe obesity peds, BMI >99 percentile
  • Severe obesity, BMI >= 70, adult
  • Severe obesity, BMI 40-44.9, adult
  • Severe obesity, BMI 45-49.9, adult
  • Severe obesity, BMI 50-59.9, adult
  • Severe obesity, BMI 60-69.9, adult
  • Severely obese adult with body mass index
  • Severely obese adult with body mass index (bmi) 50 to 59.9 (finding)
  • Severely obese adult with body mass index (bmi) 60 to 69.9 (finding)
  • Severely obese adult with body mass index (bmi) greater than 70 (finding)
Clinical Information
  • The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the body mass index, morbid obesity is defined as having a bmi greater than 40.0 kg/m2
Applies To
  • Severe obesity
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 278.01:
  • Constitutional - see also condition
  • Obesity (constitutional) (exogenous) (familial) (nutritional) (simple) 278.00
    • morbid 278.01
    • severe 278.01
 278.00 ICD9Data.com 278.02 
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