Sadly, there is more testing for chol R/T obesity. If the kid has high chol I can see child on a regular basis for dietary counseling, That is a valid diagnosis code. However, if a kid is just obese, not high chol, I can't bill for visits for the diagnosis of obesity!!! Now how screwed up is that?? Pat in SNJ *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html