E66.3

Approximate Synonyms

• Body mass index 25-29 – overweight

• Childhood overweight, bmi greater than 85 percentile

• Overweight body mass index 85-95 percentile for age)

• Overweight adult with bmi 25-25.9

• Overweight adult with bmi 26-26.9

• Overweight adult with bmi 27-27.9

• Overweight adult with bmi 29-29.9

• Overweight body mass index bmi) 25-29.9

• Overweight in childhood

• Overweight pediatric

• Overweight, body mass index bmi) 25-25.9

• Overweight, body mass index bmi) 26-26.9

• Overweight, body mass index bmi) 27-27.9

• Overweight, body mass index bmi) 29-29.9

Clinical Information

• A status with body weight that is above certain standard of acceptable or desirable weight. In the scale of body mass index, overweight is defined as having a bmi of 25.0-29.9 kg/m2. Overweight may or may not be due to increases in body fat adipose tissue), hence overweight does not equal “over fat”.

• Being too heavy for one’s height. Excess body weight can come from fat, muscle, bone, and/or water retention. Being overweight does not always mean being obese.

• Bmi 25

Details

• E66.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM E66.3 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E66.3 – other international versions of ICD-10 E66.3 may differ.