When faced with a body mass index (BMI) denial, I have used the following Coding Clinic references with no luck:
Coding Clinic, Fourth Quarter, 2018, p. 77: "obesity and morbid obesity are always clinically significant and reportable when documented by the provider. In
ACDIS’ sister association, the National Association of Healthcare Revenue Integrity (NAHRI) is conducting the 2021 State of the Revenue Integrity Industry Survey and is interested in learning about your revenue integrity experience.
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