ICD-10-CM Codes Browse (Tabular) Diagnostic External Drug Neoplasm

E46 – Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition

Coding Notes

Active

Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

nutritional deficiency NOS (E63.9)

Applicable To

Malnutrition NOS

Protein-calorie imbalance NOS

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

263.8

Fs: 10000 – Other protein-calorie malnutrition

263.9

Fs: 10000 – Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

DRG 640

MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC

DRG 641

MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC

DRG 793

FULL TERM NEONATE WITH MAJOR PROBLEMS

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Calorie deficiency or malnutrition See also Malnutrition E46

Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient) H26.9

in (due to)

malnutrition-dehydration E46

malnutrition-dehydration E46

Deficiency, deficient

protein See also Malnutrition E46

Malnutrition E46

protein E46

calorie E46

energy E46

Nutrition deficient or insufficient See also Malnutrition E46

Sibling Codes

E40

E41

Nutritional marasmus

E42

Marasmic kwashiorkor

E43

Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition

E44

Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree

E45

Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition

View in Tabular

Code	Title
E00-E89	Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
E40-E46	Malnutrition (E40-E46)
E46	Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition Type 1 Excludes nutritional deficiency NOS (E63.9) Applicable to Malnutrition NOS Protein-calorie imbalance NOS