Diagnosis Code: E45

Short Description: Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition

Long Description: Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition

The code E45 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
  • Malnutrition (E40-E46)
    • Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition (E45)
      • E45 Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Arrested development following protein-calorie malnutrition
• Developmental academic disorder due to nutritional stunting
• Dystrophy due to malnutrition
• Nutritional muscular degeneration
• Nutritional stunting
• Nutritional stunting in adolescence
• Nutritional stunting in childhood
• Nutritional stunting in infancy
• Physical retardation due to protein-calorie malnutrition
• Sequelae of nutritional disorders
• Sequelae of protein-energy malnutrition

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E45 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

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

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code E45 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Nutritional short stature
  • Nutritional stunting
  • Physical retardation due to malnutrition

Crosswalk Information

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