E43 - Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition
| ICD-10: | E43 |
| Short Description: | Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition |
| Long Description: | Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition |
| Status: | Valid for Submission |
| Version: | ICD-10-CM 2023 |
| Code Classification: |
E43 is a billable ICD-10 code used to specify a medical diagnosis of unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition. The code is valid during the fiscal year 2023 from October 01, 2022 through September 30, 2023 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Unspecified diagnosis codes like E43 are acceptable when clinical information is unknown or not available about a particular condition. Although a more specific code is preferable, unspecified codes should be used when such codes most accurately reflect what is known about a patient's condition. Specific diagnosis codes should not be used if not supported by the patient's medical record.
Approximate Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:
- 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
Clinical Information
- Starvation-. lengthy and continuous deprivation of food. (stedman, 25th ed)
- Child Nutrition Disorders-. disorders caused by nutritional imbalance, either overnutrition or undernutrition, occurring in children ages 2 to 12 years.
- Fetal Nutrition Disorders-. disorders caused by nutritional imbalance, either overnutrition or undernutrition, in the fetus in utero.
- Infant Nutrition Disorders-. disorders caused by nutritional imbalance, either overnutrition or undernutrition, occurring in infants ages 1 month to 24 months.
- Malnutrition-. an imbalanced nutritional status resulting from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiological requirement.
- Protein-Energy Malnutrition-. the lack of sufficient energy or protein to meet the body's metabolic demands, as a result of either an inadequate dietary intake of protein, intake of poor quality dietary protein, increased demands due to disease, or increased nutrient losses.
- Severe Acute Malnutrition-. acute form of malnutrition which usually affects children, characterized by a very low weight for height (below -3z scores of the median world health organization standards), visible severe wasting, or occurrence of nutritional edema. it can be a direct or indirect cause of fatality in children suffering from diarrhea and pneumonia. do not confuse with starvation, a condition in which the body is not getting enough food, usually for extended periods of time.
- Fetus-. the unborn young of a viviparous mammal, in the postembryonic period, after the major structures have been outlined. in humans, the unborn young from the end of the eighth week after conception until birth, as distinguished from the earlier embryo, mammalian.
Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries
The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10 codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more. The following references are applicable to this diagnosis code:
Inclusion Terms
Inclusion TermsThese terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
- Starvation edema
Index to Diseases and Injuries References
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index:
- - Anasarca - R60.1
- - nutritional - E43
- - Atrophy, atrophic (of)
- - nutritional - E43
- - Deficiency, deficient
- - calorie, severe - E43
- - Disease, diseased - See Also: Syndrome;
- - wasting NEC - R64
- - due to malnutrition - E43
- - wasting NEC - R64
- - Emaciation - R64
- - due to malnutrition - E43
- - Malnutrition - E46
- - Wasting
- - disease - R64
- - due to malnutrition - E43
- - extreme (due to malnutrition) - E43
- - disease - R64
Convert to ICD-9 Code
| Source ICD-10 Code | Target ICD-9 Code | |
|---|---|---|
| E43 | 262 - Oth severe malnutrition | |
| Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code. | ||
Patient Education
Malnutrition
Food provides the energy and nutrients you need to be healthy. If you don't get enough nutrients -- including proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals - you may suffer from malnutrition.
Causes of malnutrition include:
- Lack of specific nutrients in your diet. Even the lack of one vitamin can lead to malnutrition.
- An unbalanced diet
- Certain medical problems, such as malabsorption syndromes and cancers
Symptoms may include fatigue, dizziness, and weight loss. Or, you may have no symptoms. To diagnose the cause of the problem, your doctor may do blood tests and a nutritional assessment. Treatment may include replacing the missing nutrients and treating the underlying cause.
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Code History
- FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
- FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
- FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
- FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
- FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
- FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
- FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
- FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)
