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E66.1

Billable

Drug-induced obesity

Last updated: FY2026 ICD-10-CM (Oct 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2026) | CMS-HCC V28 (100% phase-in, PY2026)

Is E66.1 an HCC code?

No. E66.1 is a billable ICD-10-CM code but does not map to any HCC category in V28, V24, ESRD, or RxHCC.

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

E66.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for drug-induced obesity. Weight gain and obesity caused as a side effect of medications. E66.1 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (e00-e89), within the section covering overweight, obesity and other hyperalimentation (e65-e68).

E66.1 is a billable ICD-10-CM code but does not map to a payment HCC under the CMS-HCC V28, V24, ESRD, or RxHCC risk adjustment models. It can be reported on Medicare Advantage encounter data submissions but it does not contribute to a beneficiary's RAF score and therefore does not affect risk-adjusted payments to the plan.

Always document which medication caused the obesity.

HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, RAF weights, and MEAT documentation criteria for E66.1 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.

Coding Tips

  • Always document which medication caused the obesity
  • Link this code with the medication code using the appropriate external cause coding

Use Additional Code

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

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