E46
Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition
Risk-adjusting (HCC)Billable code
HCC risk adjustment mapping
CMS-HCC ESRD V24
HCC21
Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
This code · E46
Excludes 1
nutritional deficiency NOS (E63.9)
Synonyms
Malnutrition NOS Protein-calorie imbalance NOS
Inherited from E40-E46Malnutrition
Inherited from chapter 4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Excludes 1
transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Note
All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.
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