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Pre-Op Gastric Sleeve Diet: 2-3 Days Before Surgery Restrict your food intake to water, broth, gelatins, and low-calorie sports drinks (no sodas). You'll need to cut out consumption entirely starting at midnight on the day of your surgery – even water.

Certain basic tests are done prior to bariatric surgery: a Complete Blood Count (CBC), Urinalysis, and a Chemistry Panel, which gives a readout of about 20 blood chemistry values. All patients get a chest X-ray and an electrocardiogram. Many surgeons ask for a gallbladder ultrasound to look for gallstones.

Z98. 84 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

ICD-10 code Z98. 84 for Bariatric surgery status is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .

818, “Encounter for other preprocedural examination.” Most pre-op exams will be coded with Z01. 818. The ICD-10 instructions say to use the preprocedural diagnosis code first, and then the reason for the surgery and any additional findings.

A psychological clearance is one of the first steps in the preoperative workup of the patient. Patients should undergo evaluation for a history of mental disorder, depression, eating disorders, prior weight loss attempts, compliance with therapy, and substance misuse.

Report the primary diagnosis as E66. 01 (morbid obesity).

The surgical treatment of obesity is named bariatric surgery. Long-term permanent weight loss is provided, many comorbid diseases are prevented, and survival is increased by decreasing the metabolic effects of obesity as a result of bariatric surgery.