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E66 Non-Billable Code

Overweight and obesity

Chapter Classification

Chapter 4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)

Section Detail

E65-E68 Overweight, obesity and other hyperalimentation (E65-E68)

Coding Guidelines & Notes

codeFirst
  • obesity complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium, if applicable (O99.21-)
excludes2
  • adiposogenital dystrophy (E23.6)
  • lipomatosis dolorosa [Dercum] (E88.2)
  • lipomatosis NOS (E88.2)
  • Prader-Willi syndrome (Q87.11)
useAdditionalCode
  • code to identify body mass index (BMI), if known, for adults (Z68.1-Z68.45) or pediatrics (Z68.5-)

More Specific Diagnosis Codes

This code is not billable as it requires a higher level of specificity. Select a more specific code below.

  • E66.0 - Obesity due to excess calories
  • E66.1 - Drug-induced obesity Billable
  • E66.2 - Morbid (severe) obesity with alveolar hypoventilation Billable
  • E66.3 - Overweight Billable
  • E66.8 - Other obesity
  • E66.9 - Obesity, unspecified Billable

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