278.01 - Morbid Obesity
The ICD 9 Code for Morbid obesity is listed as 278.01.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 278.01 |
| Long Description: | Morbid obesity |
| Short Description: | Morbid obesity |
| Chapter: | Endocrine, Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases, And Immunity Disorders |
| Block: | Other Metabolic Disorders And Immunity Disorders (270-279) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | E66.01 - Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 278.01: | |
| 278.00 - Obesity, unspecified | |
| 278.02 - Overweight | |
| 278.03 - Obesity hypoventilation syndrome | |