261Nutritional marasmus
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
261 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for nutritional marasmus. 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, it maps to 2 ICD-10-CM candidates: E41 and E43.
Code Identity
Convert 261 to ICD-10-CM
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 261 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM codes. When more than one candidate is listed, pick the code the documentation supports.
Index of Diseases References
Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 261. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.
- Adenocarcinoma M8140 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site malignant
- in
- villous adenoma M8261 3
- in
- Adenoma sessile M8140 0 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site benign
- villous M8261 1 see Neoplasm by site uncertain behavior
- Athrepsia 261
- Atrophy atrophic
- infantile 261
- paralysis acute SEE ALSO Poliomyelitis with paralysis 045.1
- nutritional 261
- infantile 261
- Carcinoma M8010 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site malignant
- in
- villous adenoma M8261 3
- in
- Deficiency deficient
- calorie severe 261
- Diabetes diabetic brittle congenital familial mellitus severe slight without complication 250.0
- Emaciation due to malnutrition 261
- Lancereaux s diabetes diabetes mellitus with marked emaciation 250.8 261
- due to secondary diabetes 249.8 261
- Malnutrition calorie 263.9
- degree
- severe 261
- protein calorie 262
- severe 261
- degree
- Marasmus 261
- brain 331.9
- due to malnutrition 261
- intestinal 569.89
- nutritional 261
- senile 797
- tuberculous NEC SEE ALSO Tuberculosis 011.9
- Papilloma M8050 0 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site benign
- villous M8261 1 see Neoplasm by site uncertain behavior
- Pedatrophia 261
- Wasting
- disease 799.4
- due to malnutrition 261
- extreme due to malnutrition 261
- disease 799.4
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 261
Is 261 (nutritional marasmus) 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 E41 and E43.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for 261?
The General Equivalence Mappings list 2 ICD-10-CM candidates for this code: E41 (Nutritional marasmus) and E43 (Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition). Each match is approximate, so the right choice depends on what the documentation supports.
What did 261 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described nutritional marasmus. It sat in block 261 Nutritional marasmus under Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279).
Why does 261 map to more than one ICD-10 code?
ICD-10-CM is more specific than ICD-9-CM. The detail packed into this single legacy code was split across E41 and E43, so the General Equivalence Mappings list every candidate rather than forcing one. The correct target is the one the documentation supports.
