E45Billable
Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition
Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Inclusion Terms
3 items
Inclusion Terms
- •Nutritional short stature
- •Nutritional stunting
- •Physical retardation due to malnutrition
Billable Code
E45 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes1
1 item
Excludes1
From E00-E89:
- •transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Notes
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Notes
From E00-E89:
- •All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.