E65 ICD-10-CA code: Localized adiposity
E65 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Localized adiposity” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
E65Localized adiposity
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to E65. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Fat, pad
- Fatty, apron
- Pannus, abdominal
- Adiposity, localized
- Fat, localized (pad)
- Panniculus adiposus (abdominal)
- Hypertrophy, hypertrophic, fat pad
- Redundant, redundancy, panniculus (abdominal)
- Excess, excessive, excessively, fat, localized
Notes for E65
As CIHI prints them, with any note E65 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Abdominal pannusfat pad
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn (P70-P74)From Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Note
- All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter II. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8)(E07.0) (E16-E31)(E34.-) may be used, if desired, as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.From Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Where E65 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
- 2Block E65-E68Obesity and other hyperalimentation
- 3Valid code E65Localized adiposity
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code E65 mean?
E65 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Localized adiposity” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is E65 in ICD-10-CA?
E65 sits under E65-E68 Obesity and other hyperalimentation, within Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).
What coding notes apply to E65?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Note, Excludes notes for E65, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.