ICD-9-CM 260
CMS Source: final ICD-9-CM release (version date October 1, 2014). Retired from U.S. claims after September 30, 2015.FacebookXLinkedInPrint

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

ICD-9-CM Code
260
Valid for Submission
No — Legacy Code
Code Describes
Kwashiorkor
Parent Block
260 Kwashiorkor
Short Description
Kwashiorkor
ICD-10-CM Replacement
E40 (approximate)

Convert 260 to ICD-10-CM

Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 260 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.

ICD-10-CM
E40 Kwashiorkor
Approximate The match is approximate rather than exact.

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
    • papillary M8260 3
      • and follicular M8340 3 193
      • intraductal noninfiltrating M8503 2
        • specified site see Neoplasm by site in situ
      • serous M8460 3
        • specified site see 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
  • 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
  • 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 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
  • 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

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).