Malnutrition
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ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Malnutrition |
ICD10 code: | E46 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Severe Malnutrition (Cachexia) |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | 2019-0: Renal/Metabolic NOS, 2019-0: Metabolic/Renal NOS |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
External ICD10 Documentation |
This diagnosis is a part of ICD10 collection.
Additional Info
- Use this code to identify malnutrition itself -- including either/both of kwashiorkor and/or marasmus.
- To code effects/consequences of malnutrition, instead use Effects of starvation
Malnutrition incl Kwashiorkor, marasmus
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Cachexia
- Weight loss, abnormal
- Anorexia (poor appetite)
- Vitamin deficiency, NOS
- Thiamine deficiency
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Vitamin K deficiency
- Anemia due to vitamin B12 deficiency
- Anemia due to folate deficiency
- Nutritional deficiency, NOS
- Muscle, wasting/atrophy NOS
- Lactose deficiency/intolerance
- Osteoporosis without new pathologic fracture
- Sick euthyroid syndrome
Candidate Combined ICD10 codes
code the cause of malnutrition
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