260Kwashiorkor
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
260 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for kwashiorkor. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, its ICD-10-CM replacement is E40 (Kwashiorkor), flagged as an approximate match.
Code Identity
Convert 260 to ICD-10-CM
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 260 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.
Index of Diseases References
Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 260. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.
- Adenocarcinoma M8140 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site malignant
- Adenoma sessile M8140 0 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site benign
- papillary M8260 0 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site benign
- intracystic M8504 0
- papillary M8260 0 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site benign
- 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
- syndrome multiple 260
- Deprivation
- protein familial kwashiorkor 260
- Edema edematous 782.3
- nutritional newborn 262
- with dyspigmentation skin and hair 260
- nutritional newborn 262
- 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
- Prekwashiorkor 260
- Protein
- deficiency 260
- malnutrition 260
- Puerperal
- nutritional deficiency conditions classifiable to 260 269 648.9
- Sarcoma M8800 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue malignant
- endothelial M9130 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue malignant
- bone M9260 3 see Neoplasm bone malignant
- Ewing s M9260 3 see Neoplasm bone malignant
- endothelial M9130 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue malignant
- Syndrome SEE ALSO Disease
- multiple
- deficiency 260
- pluricarential of infancy 260
- plurideficiency of infancy 260
- polycarential of infancy 260
- multiple
- Tumor M8000 1 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site unspecified nature
- Ewing s M9260 3 see Neoplasm bone malignant
Information for Patients
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.
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Questions About 260
Is 260 (kwashiorkor) still a valid code?
No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as its replacement E40.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for 260?
The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM E40 (Kwashiorkor). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.
What did 260 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described kwashiorkor. It sat in block 260 Kwashiorkor under Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279).
