Table 1

ICD-10 codes used to categorize patients according to their BMI.

BMI (Category)ICD-10 Codes
<20 (underweight)ICD-10-D-R636 and ICD-10-D-Z681
20–24.9 (normal weight)ICD-10-D-Z6820, ICD-10-D-Z6821, ICD-10-D-Z6822, ICD-10-D-Z6823, and ICD-10-D-Z6824
25–29.9 (overweight)ICD-10-D-Z6825, ICD-10-D-Z6826, ICD-10-D-Z6827, ICD-10-D-Z6828, and ICD-10-D-Z6829
30–34.9 (obesity class I)ICD-10-D-Z6830, ICD-10-D-Z6831, ICD-10-D-Z6832, ICD-10-D-Z6833, and ICD-10-D-Z6834
35–39.9 (obesity class II)ICD-10-D-Z6835, ICD-10-D-Z6836, ICD-10-D-Z6837, ICD-10-D-Z6838, and ICD-10-D-Z6839
>40 (obesity class III)ICD-10-D-Z6841, ICD-10-D-Z6842, ICD-10-D-Z6843, ICD-10-D-Z6844, and ICD-10-D-Z6845
  • Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; ICD-10, International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision.