E65 LOCALIZED ADIPOSITY

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: E65
  • Short Description: Localized adiposity
  • Long Description: Localized adiposity
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code E65 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Adverse reaction following injection of substance
  • Adverse reaction following injection of substance
  • Excess panniculus of abdomen
  • Excess subcutaneous fat
  • Excess subcutaneous fat
  • Excess subcutaneous fat
  • Excess subcutaneous fat
  • Excess subcutaneous fat
  • Excess subcutaneous fat of back
  • Excess subcutaneous fat of breast
  • Excess subcutaneous fat of lower limb
  • Excess subcutaneous fat of upper limb
  • Fat hypertrophy
  • Fat hypertrophy
  • Fat hypertrophy due to injection of drug or medicament
  • Fat pad syndrome
  • Insulin adverse reaction
  • Insulin lipohypertrophy
  • Localized adiposity
  • Steatopygia

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E65 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V43.0

  1. Miscellaneous Disorders Of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids And Electrolytes With Mcc (640)
  2. Miscellaneous Disorders Of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids And Electrolytes Without Mcc (641)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code E65 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Fat pad

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E65 Right Arrow 278.1 Localized adiposity
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025