An adult patient is admitted for gastric bypass procedure for treatment of morbid obesity. Patient has been obese most of her adult life and has failed all attempts at supervised diet; she has a BMI of 41.3. Patient has a family history of diabetes. She hopes to see improvement in her type 2 diabetes, with expected weight loss for bariatric surgery. Patient undergoes a laparoscopic bypass with Roux-en-Y limb to jejunum and is put on the bariatric diet, which she tolerates without difficulty. She is discharged in satisfactory condition.Discharge Diagnosis: Morbid obesity Diabetes
Procedure: Laparoscopic gastric bypass

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E66.01 is the ICD-10 code for morbid obesity due to excess calories, which matches the patient's condition. E11.9 is for type 2 diabetes without complications, which is inferred from the patient's history. Z68.41 indicates a body mass index (BMI) over 40, which is accurate for this patient. Z83.3 is for a family history of diabetes, mentioned in the patient's history. 0D164ZA is the ICD-10-PCS code for a laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure, which is what the patient underwent.

An Adult Patient Is Admitted for Gastric Bypass Procedure for Treatment