E40 KWASHIORKOR

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: E40
  • Short Description: Kwashiorkor
  • Long Description: Kwashiorkor
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code E40 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Kwashiorkor

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E40 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V43.0

  1. Miscellaneous Disorders Of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids And Electrolytes With Mcc (640)
  2. Miscellaneous Disorders Of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids And Electrolytes Without Mcc (641)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code E40 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Severe malnutrition with nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • marasmic kwashiorkor (@E42*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E40 Right Arrow 260 Kwashiorkor
This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2025