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overweight

Medical Definition

Increased body weight with a body mass index of 25-29.9 kg per square meter. []

Wikipedia Summary

Being overweight is having more body fat than is optimally healthy. Being overweight is especially common where food supplies are plentiful and lifestyles are sedentary. As of 2003, excess weight reached epidemic proportions globally, with more than 1 billion adults being either overweight or obese...
Related Codes (3)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
E65-E68Overweight, obesity and other hyperalimentation (E65-E68)
E66Overweight and obesity
Additional Codes (1)Type 2 Excludes (4)
E66.3Overweight

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