Kilgore College Rangerettes Cera Taylor, left, and Rachel Meents, right, pose in front of Big Tex after an official ceremony welcoming back the structure to the State Fair of Texas, Friday, Sept. 27, 2013, in Dallas. The fair runs Sept. 27, through Oct. 20.
Since documentation is key to coding morbid obesity, a coder must review the medical record thoroughly. when obesity is documented with a BMI of 40 or above, with co-morbid conditions affecting the patient's. overall health. In such a situation, a code for the BMI (the same HCC as morbid obesity) should be used to. support morbid obesity. For more information, contact your provider consultant. None of the information included in this article is intended to be legal advice and, as such, it remains the.
According to the United States National Institutes of Health (NIH), the term morbid obesity is defined as being 50-100 percent above one's ideal body weight, or 100 pounds above one's ideal body weight. A person with a BMI (body mass index) value of 40 or greater would also be considered morbidly obese.An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered merely obese.. Grade 3 overweight (commonly called severe or morbid obesity) is a BMI greater than or equal to 40 kg/m2.besity statistics show in particular that morbid obesity is caused by a variety of causes. 4. Other side effects. Obesity statistics also show a correlation between morbid obesity and depression, partly from chemical changes in the body, but also because of a common trend of lower self esteem.