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ICD-10-CM Codes | ICD-10-CM Description | Definition/tip |
E40 | Kwashiorkor | Severe malnutrition w/ nutritional edema ... |
E41 | Nutritional marasmus | Severe malnutrition w/marasmus |
E42 | Marasmic kwashiorkor | Intermediate form severe protein-calorie ... |
Malnutrition E40-E46
Malnutrition can lead to:
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The diagnosis codes of E44. 0 (moderate malnutrition), E44. 1 (mild malnutrition), and E46 (malnutrition, unspecified) complete the section of malnutrition.
E63.9ICD-10 code E63. 9 for Nutritional deficiency, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases .
E46E46 - Unspecified Protein-calorie Malnutrition [Internet]. In: ICD-10-CM.
Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition E46 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM E46 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Dietary counseling and surveillance Z71. 3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z71. 3 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Code 261 also includes severe calorie deficiency and severe malnutrition, not otherwise specified. 262, Other severe protein-calorie malnutrition — includes nutritional edema without mention of dyspigmentation of the skin and hair.
The top five ranked criteria included three phenotypic criteria (weight loss, low body mass index, and reduced muscle mass) and two etiologic criteria (reduced food intake or assimilation, and inflammation or disease burden).
Documentation of malnutritionInsufficient energy intake.Weight loss.Loss of muscle mass.Loss of subcutaneous fat.Localized or generalized fluid accumulation that can mask weight loss.Decreased functional status as measured by hand grip strength device.
E44. 1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM E44.
19, however, states that a BMI documented by a dietician cannot be coded unless the provider documents a nutritionally-related diagnosis, such as obesity, overweight, underweight, or malnutrition, Kennedy says. These affirm that the BMI code meets the guidelines' definition of an additional diagnosis.
Women, infants, children and adolescents are at the highest risk of malnutrition. Optimizing nutrition early in life – including the 1000 days from conception to a child's second birthday – ensures the best possible start in life, with long-term benefits. Poverty amplifies the risk of, and risks from, malnutrition.
Moderate malnutrition (MM) is defined as a weight-for-age between -3 and -2 z-scores below the median of the WHO child growth standards. It can be due to a low weight-for-height (wasting) or a low height-for-age (stunting) or to a combination of both.
Cancer and cancer treatment may cause malnutrition. An imbalanced nutritional status resulted from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiological requirement.
Malnutrition, not enough calories in diet. Nutritional disorder. Protein calorie malnutrition. Protein-calorie malnutrition with hypoalbuminemia. Clinical Information. A condition caused by not getting enough calories or the right amount of key nutrients, such as vitamins and minerals, that are needed for health.