E88.1: Lipodystrophy, not elsewhere classified
Your fatty tissue under the skin is altered.
The fatty tissue stores under your skin are altered. A smaller specific place or larger area of the body can be affected. Either too much or too little fat can be stored. The fatty tissue may for instance be changed by drugs. The fatty tissue disorder can also be congenital in rare cases.
Additional indicator
On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.
- G: Confirmed diagnosis
- V: Tentative diagnosis
- Z: Condition after
- A: Excluded diagnosis
- L: Left
- R: Right
- B: Both sides
Further information
Note
This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.
Source
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