Z98.84
BillableBariatric 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)
Code Hierarchy
└Z98Other postprocedural states└Z98.8Other specified postprocedural states└Z98.84Bariatric surgery status
└Z98.84Bariatric surgery status