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E66

E66: Overweight and obesity

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E66 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for overweight and obesity. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes2: not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

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

Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

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

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

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

Other codes that can never be billed with E66

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • E66.01Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories
  • R63.5Abnormal weight gain
  • G47.3Sleep apnea

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

The condition this code belongs to

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead E66

6 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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