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

E42 – Marasmic kwashiorkor

Coding Notes

Active

Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Applicable To

Intermediate form severe protein-calorie malnutrition

Severe protein-calorie malnutrition with signs of both kwashiorkor and marasmus

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

260

Fs: 10000 – Kwashiorkor

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

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Deficiency, deficient

calorie, severe E43

with marasmus E41

and kwashiorkor E42

Kwashiorkor E40

marasmic, marasmus type E42

Malnutrition E46

degree

severe (protein-energy) E43

intermediate form E42

with

kwashiorkor (and marasmus) E42

protein E46

calorie E46

severe E43

intermediate form E42

with

kwashiorkor (and marasmus) E42

energy E46

severe E43

intermediate form E42

with

kwashiorkor (and marasmus) E42

severe (protein-energy) E43

with

kwashiorkor (and marasmus) E42

Sibling Codes

E40

E41

Nutritional marasmus

E43

Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition

E44

Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree

E45

Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition

E46

Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition

View in Tabular

Code	Title
E00-E89	Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
E40-E46	Malnutrition (E40-E46)
E42	Marasmic kwashiorkor Applicable to Intermediate form severe protein-calorie malnutrition Severe protein-calorie malnutrition with signs of both kwashiorkor and marasmus