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2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E40
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E40
Kwashiorkor
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
- E40 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 E40 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E40 - other international versions of ICD-10 E40 may differ.
Applicable To- Severe malnutrition with nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair
Type 1 ExcludesType 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. 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.
The following code(s) above
E40 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
- Applicable To annotations, or
- Code Also annotations, or
- Code First annotations, or
- Excludes1 annotations, or
- Excludes2 annotations, or
- Includes annotations, or
- Note annotations, or
- Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to
E40:
- A syndrome produced by severe protein deficiency, characterized by retarded growth, changes in skin and hair pigment, edema, and pathologic changes in the liver, including fatty infiltration, necrosis, and fibrosis. The word is a local name in gold coast, africa, meaning "displaced child". Although first reported from africa, kwashiorkor is now known throughout the world, but mainly in the tropics and subtropics. It is considered to be related to marasmus. (from Dorland, 27th ed)
ICD-10-CM E40 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
- 640 Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc
- 641 Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc
Convert E40 to ICD-9-CM
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) R60.9
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code R60.9
Edema, unspecified
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- Kwashiorkor E40
- Malnutrition E46
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E46
Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
Applicable To- Malnutrition NOS
- Protein-calorie imbalance NOS
Type 1 Excludes- nutritional deficiency NOS (E63.9)
- Pluricarential syndrome of infancy E40
- Polycarential syndrome of infancy E40
- Syndrome - see also Disease
- pluricarential of infancy E40
- plurideficiency E40
- polycarential of infancy E40
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To E40
E34.9 Endocrine disorder, unspecified
E35 Disorders of endocrine glands in diseases classified elsewhere
E36 Intraoperative complications of endocrine system
E36.0 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of an endocrine system organ or structure complicating a procedure
E36.01 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of an endocrine system organ or structure complicating an endocrine system procedure
E36.02 Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of an endocrine system organ or structure complicating other procedure
E36.1 Accidental puncture and laceration of an endocrine system organ or structure during a procedure
E36.11 Accidental puncture and laceration of an endocrine system organ or structure during an endocrine system procedure
E36.12 Accidental puncture and laceration of an endocrine system organ or structure during other procedure
E36.8 Other intraoperative complications of endocrine system
E40
Kwashiorkor
E43 Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition
E44 Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree
E44.0 Moderate protein-calorie malnutrition
E44.1 Mild protein-calorie malnutrition
E45 Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition
E46 Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition
E50.0 Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
