Z68.5
Header — not billableBody mass index [BMI] pediatric
The ICD-10 code for body mass index [bmi] pediatric is Z68.5.
Z68.5 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 6 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 Z68.5
- Z68.51Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, less than 5th percentile for age
- Z68.52Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, 5th percentile to less than 85th percentile for age
- Z68.53Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, 85th percentile to less than 95th percentile for age
- Z68.54Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, 95th percentile for age to less than 120% of the 95th percentile for age
- Z68.55Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, 120% of the 95th percentile for age to less than 140% of the 95th percentile for age
- Z68.56Body mass index [BMI] pediatric, greater than or equal to 140% of the 95th percentile for age