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Diagnostic Codes for Treating Obesity-Related Comorbidities

The table below is a quick reference for use when treating patients with obesity-related comorbidities. It contains ICD9 codes for important comorbidities, CPT codes for likely diagnostic tests, and AHFS and USP codes for drugs commonly used in the treatment of the most frequently occurring obesity comorbidities.

DIABETESHYPERTENSIONHYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA
International
Classification
Disease
(ICD)
Code
250 Diabetes
mellitus
250.0 — 250.9
357.2
Polyneuropathy
in diabetes
362.0x Diabetic
retinopathy
366.41 Diabetic
cataract
583.81
Diabetic
nephropathy
401 — 405
Hypertensive
diseases
401 Essential
hypertension
401.0, 401.1,
401.9
402 Hypertensive
heart disease
403 Hypertensive
renal disease
404 Hypertensive
heart and
renal disease
405 Secondary
hypertension
272 Disorder of lipoid
metabolism
272.0 Pure hypercholes-
terolemia
272.2 Mixed
hyperlipidemia
272.3 Hyperchylo-
micronemia
272.4 Other
Current
Procedural
Terminology
(CPT)
82947-82950
Glucose
82951-82952
Tolerance test
82962 Glucose by
monitor device
83036 HgbA
N/A 80061 Lipid panel
82465 Cholesterol,
serum total
83715, 83717 Lipoprotein
83718 Lipoprotein, HDL
83721 Lipoprotein, LDL
American
Hospital Formulary
System
(AHFS)
68:20 Antidiabetic
agents
68:20:08 Insulins
68:20:20
Sulfonylureas
68:20:92
Antidiabetic
agents, other
24:00 Cardiovascular
drugs
24:08 Hypotensive
agents
40:28 Diuretics
24:06
Antilipemic agents
United
States
Pharma-
ceutical
(USP)/VA
Medicine
Classification
System
HS500 Blood
glucose
regulation agents
HS501 Insulin
HS502
Hypoglycemic
agents, oral
HS503
Antihypoglycemics
CV100 Beta
blockers/related
CV150 Alpha
blockers/related
CV200 Ca++
channel blockers
CV400 Antihypertensives,
combo
CV490 Antihypertensives,
other
CV700 Diuretics
CV701 Thiazides
CV702 Loop
diuretics
CV703 Carbonic
anhydrase inhibitors
CV704 Potassium-
sparing
CV709 Other
CV800 ACE
inhibitors
CV805 ACE II
inhibitors
CV350
Antilipemic
agents