260 KWASHIORKOR


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 260

Short Description: Kwashiorkor

Long Description: Kwashiorkor

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Nutritional deficiencies (260-269)
      • 260 Kwashiorkor
        • 260 Kwashiorkor

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 260 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Adenocarcinoma (M8140/3) - see also Neoplasm, by site, malignant
    • papillary (M8260/3)
      • and follicular (M8340/3) 193
      • intraductal (noninfiltrating) (M8503/2)
        • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, in situ
        • unspecified site 233.0
      • serous (M8460/3)
        • specified site - see Neoplasm, by site, malignant
        • unspecified site 183.0
  • Adenoma (sessile) (M8140/0) - see also Neoplasm, by site, benign
    • papillary (M8260/0) - see also Neoplasm, by site, benign
      • intracystic (M8504/0)
  • Angioendothelioma (M9130/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, uncertain behavior
    • bone (M9260/3) - see Neoplasm, bone, malignant
    • Ewing's (M9260/3) - see Neoplasm, bone, malignant
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • multiple, syndrome 260
    • protein 260
      • anemia 281.4
      • C 289.81
      • plasma - see Deficiency, plasma, protein
      • S 289.81
    • syndrome, multiple 260
  • Deprivation
    • protein (familial) (kwashiorkor) 260
  • Edema, edematous 782.3
    • nutritional (newborn) 262
      • with dyspigmentation, skin and hair 260
  • Endothelioma, bone (M9260/3) - see Neoplasm, bone, malignant
  • Ewing's
    • angioendothelioma (M9260/3) - see Neoplasm, bone, malignant
    • sarcoma (M9260/3) - see Neoplasm, bone, malignant
    • tumor (M9260/3) - see Neoplasm, bone, malignant
  • Hypoproteinosis 260
  • Kwashiorkor (marasmus type) 260
  • Malnutrition (calorie) 263.9
    • malignant 260
    • protein 260
  • Maternal condition, affecting fetus or newborn
    • nutritional disorder (conditions classifiable to 260-269) 760.4
  • Pluricarential syndrome of infancy 260
  • Plurideficiency syndrome of infancy 260
  • Polycarential syndrome of infancy 260
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine) (without sickness) V22.2
    • complicated (by) 646.9
      • malnutrition (conditions classifiable to 260-269) 648.9
      • nutritional deficiency (conditions classifiable to 260-269) 648.9
  • Prekwashiorkor 260
  • Protein
    • deficiency 260
    • malnutrition 260
  • Puerperal
    • nutritional deficiency (conditions classifiable to 260-269) 648.9
  • Sarcoma (M8800/3) - see also Neoplasm, connective tissue, malignant
    • endothelial (M9130/3) - see also Neoplasm, connective tissue, malignant
      • bone (M9260/3) - see Neoplasm, bone, malignant
    • Ewing's (M9260/3) - see Neoplasm, bone, malignant
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • multiple
      • deficiency 260
    • pluricarential of infancy 260
    • plurideficiency of infancy 260
    • polycarential of infancy 260
  • Tumor (M8000/1) - see also Neoplasm, by site, unspecified nature
    • Ewing's (M9260/3) - see Neoplasm, bone, malignant

Crosswalk Information

The code 260 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
260 Right Arrow E40 Kwashiorkor
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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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