E66.0
Header — not billableObesity due to excess calories
The ICD-10 code for obesity due to excess calories is E66.0.
E66.0 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 2 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- E66.1Drug-induced obesity
- E66.2Morbid (severe) obesity with alveolar hypoventilation
- E66.3Overweight
- E66.8Other obesitynon-billable header
- E66.9Obesity, unspecified
- E66.0Obesity due to excess caloriesnon-billable header