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

R64 – Cachexia

Coding Notes

Active

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Code First

underlying condition, if known

Type 1 Excludes

abnormal weight loss (R63.4)

nutritional marasmus (E41)

Applicable To

Wasting syndrome

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

799.4

Fs: 00000 – Cachexia

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

DRG 947

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITH MCC

DRG 948

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Cachexia R64

cancerous R64

due to malnutrition R64

malignant R64

pulmonary R64

Disease, diseased See also Syndrome

wasting NEC R64

Emaciation R64

Inanition R64

Wasting

disease R64

Sibling Codes

R60

Edema, not elsewhere classified

R61

Generalized hyperhidrosis

R62

Lack of expected normal physiological development in childhood and adults

R63

Symptoms and signs concerning food and fluid intake

R65

Symptoms and signs specifically associated with systemic inflammation and infection

R68

Other general symptoms and signs

R69

Illness, unspecified

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Code	Title
R00-R99	Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
R50-R69	General symptoms and signs (R50-R69)
R64	Cachexia Type 1 Excludes abnormal weight loss (R63.4) nutritional marasmus (E41) Applicable to Wasting syndrome Code First underlying condition, if known