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Diagnosis Code

E66.2 MORBID (SEVERE) OBESITY WITH ALVEOLAR HYPOVENTILATION


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E66.2

Short Description: Morbid (severe) obesity with alveolar hypoventilation

Long Description: Morbid (severe) obesity with alveolar hypoventilation

The code E66.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Overweight, obesity and other hyperalimentation (E65-E68)
      • Overweight and obesity (E66)
        • E66.2 Morbid (severe) obesity with alveolar hypoventilation

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Alveolar hypoventilation
  • Extreme obesity with alveolar hypoventilation
  • Morbid obesity

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E66.2 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Respiratory System Diagnoses With Mcc (205)
  • Other Respiratory System Diagnoses Without Mcc (206)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code E66.2 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Obesity hypoventilation syndrome (OHS)
    • Pickwickian syndrome

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E66.2 Right Arrow 278.03 Obesity hypovent synd

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.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E66 Overweight and obesity
E66.0 Obesity due to excess calories
E66.01 Morbid (severe) obesity due to excess calories
E66.09 Other obesity due to excess calories
E66.1 Drug-induced obesity
E66.3 Overweight
E66.8 Other obesity
E66.9 Obesity, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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