E46Billable
Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition
Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Inclusion Terms
2 items
Inclusion Terms
- •Malnutrition NOS
- •Protein-calorie imbalance NOS
Excludes1
1 item
Excludes1
- •nutritional deficiency NOS (E63.9)
Billable Code
E46 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Referenced in Diagnoses
Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation
View documentation for failure to thrive adult
failure to thrive adult
View TemplatesAdult Failure to Thrive
View documentation for low albumin
low albumin
View TemplatesHypoalbuminemia
View documentation for malnutrition unspecified
malnutrition unspecified
View TemplatesUnspecified Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
View documentation for protein-calorie malnutrition
protein-calorie malnutrition
View TemplatesProtein-Calorie Malnutrition
View documentation for unexplained weight loss
unexplained weight loss
View TemplatesUnexplained Weight Loss
View documentation for unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition
unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition
View TemplatesUnspecified Protein-Calorie Malnutrition
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.