E65-E68 — Overweight, obesity and other hyperalimentation
ICD-10-CM codes E65-E68 cover overweight, obesity and other hyperalimentation, within endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases. The block holds 22 codes across 4 categories, of which 17 are billable and 5 are header codes that cannot be submitted on a claim.
Risk adjustment in E65-E68
0 codes in this block map to a CMS-HCC, which means the diagnosis carries a risk-adjustment payment when it is documented and coded. Under-coding here is money left on the table; over-coding here is what audits are for.
- HCC 48 Morbid Obesity
What else to watch in E65-E68
- 15 codes are named in Medicare coverage policies. An LCD or NCD lists them as supporting medical necessity, or explicitly as not supporting it. Which applies depends on the MAC for your state.