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April 2022
Overweight and obesity diagnoses now payable diagnosis codesObesity continues to be a nationwide epidemic, affecting all age groups, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. To help address this problem, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is updating its policy to allow overweight and obesity diagnoses to be payable diagnosis codes. This change will allow providers to better diagnose and treat obesity in their patient population, improving patients’ health and well-being. It applies to all lines of business, including Blue Cross commercial, Blue Care Network commercial and our Medicare Advantage plans (Medicare Plus Blue℠ and BCN Advantage℠). This change doesn’t affect existing benefit structures, national coverage determinations or local coverage determinations. Click here to see the list of affected codes. |
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