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E43
Billable

Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition

Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Inclusion Terms

1 item
  • Starvation edema

Billable Code

E43 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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abnormal weight loss
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Abnormal Weight Loss

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decreased oral intake
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Decreased Oral Intake

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malnourishment
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Protein-Calorie Malnutrition

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protein-calorie malnutrition
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Protein-Calorie Malnutrition

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protein malnutrition
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Protein-Calorie Malnutrition

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severe malnutrition
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Severe Malnutrition

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severe protein-calorie malnutrition
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Severe Protein-Calorie Malnutrition

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total parenteral nutrition
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Total Parenteral Nutrition

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Parent Codes Referenced:

Excludes1

1 item

From E00-E89:

  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)

Notes

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From E00-E89:

  • All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.
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