R64 CACHEXIA

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: R64
  • Short Description: Cachexia
  • Long Description: Cachexia
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code R64 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Abnormal weight loss
  • Abnormal weight loss
  • Abnormal weight loss associated with AIDS
  • Abnormal weight loss associated with AIDS
  • AIDS wasting syndrome
  • Cachexia
  • Cachexia
  • Cachexia
  • Cachexia
  • Cachexia
  • Cachexia associated with AIDS
  • Café au lait spots
  • Cardiac cachexia
  • Diffuse dermatitis
  • Distribution of body fat loss - finding
  • Distribution of body fat loss - finding
  • Distribution of body fat loss - finding
  • Distribution of body fat loss - finding
  • Distribution of body fat loss - finding
  • Emaciated
  • Facial dysmorphism, anorexia, cachexia, eye and skin anomalies syndrome
  • Inanition
  • Malignant cachexia
  • Muscle cachexia
  • Severe dermatitis, multiple allergies, metabolic wasting syndrome
  • Severe systemic illness tissue wasting

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code R64 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) MS-DRG V42.0

  1. Signs And Symptoms With Mcc (947)
  2. Signs And Symptoms Without Mcc (948)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code R64 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • abnormal weight loss (@R63.4*)
    • cachexia due to underlying condition (@E88.A*)
    • nutritional marasmus (@E41*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
R64 Right Arrow 799.4 Cachexia
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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