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E66

Overweight and obesity

Non-billableCategory

Chapter: 4. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Section: E65-E68 - Overweight, obesity and other hyperalimentation

Coding Guidelines

Excludes2 (Not Included Here)

These conditions are not part of this code but may be reported additionally if documented

  • E23.6 - adiposogenital dystrophy (E23.6)
  • E88.2 - lipomatosis dolorosa [Dercum] (E88.2)
  • E88.2 - lipomatosis NOS (E88.2)
  • Q87.11 - Prader-Willi syndrome (Q87.11)

Code First

  • obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, if applicable (O99.21-)

Use Additional Code

  • code to identify body mass index (BMI), if known, for adults (Z68.1-Z68.45) or pediatrics (Z68.5-)

Specific Codes (6)

E66.0Category

Obesity due to excess calories

E66.1Billable

Drug-induced obesity

E66.2Billable

Morbid (severe) obesity with alveolar hypoventilation

E66.3Billable

Overweight

E66.8Category

Other obesity

E66.9Billable

Obesity, unspecified

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