Question:
Comorbidities - what is the full list?

I have found a few lists of "industry accepted" obesity comorbidities on the internet. They include things such as complications of pregnancy, psychological disorders, low back and disc disease, etc. Are these considered comorbidities by the insurance companies?    — ajordan (posted on September 12, 2008)

September 12, 2008
My insurance company list co-morbidities as: Heart disease, Hight blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, respiratory insufficiency, reflux, asthma, bronchitis, stress urinary incontinence, arthritis in weight-bearing joints. Hope that this helps.
   — ladysharp

September 12, 2008
Cardiovascular dysfunction, hypertension, coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, Type II diabetes, respiratory insufficiency of obesity, sleep apnea, increased intra-abdominal pressure, venous disease, stasis ulcers, pulmonary embolism, thrombophlebitis, nephrotic syndrome, stress overfow urinary incontinence, pseudotumor cerebri, degenerative arthritis, cholelithiasis, necrotizing subcutaneous infections, infectious complications, increased risk of cancer of breast or uterus, psychological incapacity, infertility, and hirsutism. This came from the book my surgeon gave me. Hope it helps!
   — Melissa D.