ICD-10-CM Fat References

"Fat" Annotation Back-References in the ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries

Browse the ICD-10-CM codes with references applicable to the clinical term "fat"

  • Fat
    • embolism - See: Embolism, fat;
    • excessive - See Also: Obesity;
      • in heart - See: Degeneration, myocardial;
    • in stool - R19.5 Other fecal abnormalities
    • localized (pad) - E65 Localized adiposity
      • heart - See: Degeneration, myocardial;
      • 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

Applicable Clinical Terms Definitions

Embolism: Blocking of a blood vessel by an embolus which can be a blood clot or other undissolved material in the blood stream.

Necrosis: The death of cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury or failure of the blood supply.