ICD-10-CM 2027
ICD-10 code for fat
Choose a code from the options below based on the documentation.
From the official ICD-10-CM alphabetic index entry “Fat”. Page updated September 29, 2026.
About coding fat
The official ICD-10-CM index doesn't give a single default code for fat; the code depends on the details below.
More specific fat codes (official index)
- embolism
- excessive
- in heart
- in stool R19.5 — Other fecal abnormalities
- localized (pad) E65 — Localized adiposity
- heart
- knee M79.4 — Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad
- retropatellar M79.4 — Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad
- necrosis
- breast N64.1 — Fat necrosis of breast
- mesentery K65.4 — Sclerosing mesenteritis
- omentum K65.4 — Sclerosing mesenteritis
- pad E65 — Localized adiposity
- knee M79.4 — Hypertrophy of (infrapatellar) fat pad