E65

Billable

ChapterE00–E89

Rankcategory

Official Description

Localized adiposity

Metadata & Insights

•2026 ICD-10-CM Edition - Effective October 1, 2025.
•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89).

CH4 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here)

transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)

Instructional Notes

Includes

Fat pad

Clinical Hierarchy

CH4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)

E65-E68Overweight, obesity and other hyperalimentation (E65-E68)

E65Localized adiposity

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to E65:

chapterCH4

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)

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Alphabetic Index Mentions

These are Diagnosis Index lookup paths that route to E65. Use them as entry terms for search, then confirm final coding instructions in the Tabular List and notes above.

9 raw paths

Adiposity1 unique routes

localized→E65

Excess, excessive, excessively1 unique routes

fat

localized→E65

Fat2 unique routes

localized (pad)→E65

pad→E65

Fatty1 unique routes

apron→E65

Hypertrophy, hypertrophic1 unique routes

fat pad→E65

Panniculus adiposus (abdominal)1 unique routes

Direct index entry→E65

Pannus (allergic) (cornea) (degenerativus) (keratic)1 unique routes

abdominal (symptomatic)→E65

Redundant, redundancy1 unique routes

panniculus (abdominal)→E65

MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

DRG 640

Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes with MCC

DRG 641

Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes without MCC

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