E43 UNSPECIFIED SEVERE PROTEIN-CALORIE MALNUTRITION

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: E43
  • Short Description: Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition
  • Long Description: Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code E43 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Chronic disease-related malnutrition
  • Chronic disease-related malnutrition
  • Edema co-occurrent and due to nutritional deficiency
  • Malnutrition
  • Nutritional edema without dyspigmentation of skin AND/OR hair
  • Semi-starvation
  • Severe malnutrition due to type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Severe malnutrition due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Severe protein-calorie malnutrition
  • Starvation

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E43 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  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 E43 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Starvation edema

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E43 Right Arrow 262 Oth severe malnutrition
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: 10/1/2024
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