262Other severe protein-calorie malnutrition
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
262 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for other severe protein-calorie malnutrition. 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 E43 (Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition), flagged as an approximate match.
Code Identity
Convert 262 to ICD-10-CM
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 262 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM code.
Approximate Synonyms
Alternate clinical terms that were indexed to 262:
- Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis
- Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus with multiple complications
- Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus with peripheral circulatory complications
- Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus with renal complications
- Nutritional edema without dyspigmentation of skin AND/OR hair
- Severe protein-calorie malnutrition
Index of Diseases References
Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 262. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.
- Adenocarcinoma M8140 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site malignant
- villous M8262 3
- Anasarca 782.3
- nutritional 262
- Carcinoma M8010 3 SEE ALSO Neoplasm by site malignant
- villous M8262 3
- Deficiency deficient
- edema 262
- Edema edematous 782.3
- famine 262
- inanition 262
- nutritional newborn 262
- with dyspigmentation skin and hair 260
- starvation 262
- Famine 994.2
- edema 262
- Fibroma M8810 0 SEE ALSO Neoplasm conNEC tive tissue benign
- bone nonossifying 733.99
- ossifying M9262 0 see Neoplasm bone benign
- ossifying M9262 0 see Neoplasm bone benign
- bone nonossifying 733.99
- Fibro osteoma M9262 0 see Neoplasm bone benign
- Hydrops 782.3
- nutritional 262
- Inanition 263.9
- with edema 262
- Malnutrition calorie 263.9
- degree
- third 262
- severe 261
- protein calorie 262
- protein calorie 263.9
- severe 262
- severe 261
- protein calorie NEC 262
- degree
- Osteofibroma M9262 0 see Neoplasm bone benign
- Starvation inanition due to lack of food 994.2
- edema 262
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 262
Is 262 (other severe protein-calorie malnutrition) 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 E43.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for 262?
The General Equivalence Mappings crosswalk this code to ICD-10-CM E43 (Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition). The match is flagged as approximate, so confirm it against the clinical documentation before use.
What did 262 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described other severe protein-calorie malnutrition. It sat in block 262 Other severe protein-calorie malnutrition under Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279).
