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Z98.84

Billable

Bariatric surgery status

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A patient who has undergone weight loss surgery (such as gastric bypass or gastric banding) to help manage obesity.

Coding Tips

  • Use this code to indicate the patient's history of bariatric surgery regardless of current weight status
  • Code this along with any current obesity codes or post-bariatric surgery complications if present

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • bariatric surgery status complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or the puerperium (O99.84)

Excludes 2 — Not included here, may code separately

  • intestinal bypass and anastomosis status (Z98.0)

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