278.03 - Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome
The ICD 9 Code for Obesity hypoventilation syndrome is listed as 278.03.
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: | 278.03 |
| Long Description: | Obesity hypoventilation syndrome |
| Short Description: | Obesity hypovent synd |
| 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: | E66.2 - Morbid (severe) obesity with alveolar hypoventilation |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 278.03: | |
| 278.00 - Obesity, unspecified | |
| 278.01 - Morbid obesity | |
| 278.02 - Overweight | |