Malnutrition E40-E46

Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as E40-E46. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • intestinal malabsorption (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code K90
    • K90 Intestinal malabsorption
      • K90.0 Celiac disease
      • K90.1 Tropical sprue
      • K90.2 Blind loop syndrome, not elsewhere classified...
      • K90.3 Pancreatic steatorrhea
      • K90.4 Other malabsorption due to intolerance
        • K90.41 Non-celiac gluten sensitivity
        • K90.49 Malabsorption due to intolerance, not elsewhe...
      • K90.8 Other intestinal malabsorption
        • K90.81 Whipple's disease
        • K90.89 Other intestinal malabsorption
      • K90.9 Intestinal malabsorption, unspecified
    K90.-
    )
  • sequelae of protein-calorie malnutrition (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E64.0

    Sequelae of protein-calorie malnutrition

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
    Type 2 Excludes
    • retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition (E45)
    E64.0
    )
Type 2 Excludes
Type 2 Excludes Help
A type 2 excludes note represents "not included here". A type 2 excludes note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition it is excluded from but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When a type 2 excludes note appears under a code it is acceptable to use both the code (E40-E46) and the excluded code together.
  • nutritional anemias (D50-D53
    ICD-10-CM Range D50-D53

    Nutritional anemias

    • D50 Iron deficiency anemia
    • D51 Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia
    • D52 Folate deficiency anemia
    • D53 Other nutritional anemias
    )
  • starvation (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code T73.0

    Starvation

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Deprivation of food
    T73.0
    )
Codes
  • E40
    Kwashiorkor
  • E41
    Nutritional marasmus
  • E42
    Marasmic kwashiorkor
  • E43
    Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition
  • E44
    Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree
  • E45
    Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition
  • E46
    Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes E40-*
  • E40 Kwashiorkor
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes E41-*
  • E41 Nutritional marasmus
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes E42-*
  • E42 Marasmic kwashiorkor
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes E43-*
  • E43 Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutriti...
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes E44-*
  • E44 Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and ...
    • E44.0 Moderate protein-calorie malnutrition
    • E44.1 Mild protein-calorie malnutrition
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes E45-*
  • E45 Retarded development following protein-calori...
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes E46-*
  • E46 Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition