Z68.51

Approximate Synonyms

• Body mass index child less than 5 percentile for age

• Underweight in childhood with bmi <5 percentile

• Underweight in childhood with bmi between 0 to 4 percentile

• Underweight, pediatrics 0-4 bmi percentile)

Present On Admission

• Z68.51

Details

• Z68.51 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• Short description: Body mass index pediatric, less than 5th percentile for age

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM Z68.51 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Z68.51 – other international versions of ICD-10 Z68.51 may differ.