Block · Chapter 4
E40-E46 Malnutrition (E40-E46)
Block E40-E46 groups 7 categories with 8 billable codes in FY2027.
Where it sits
- Chapter 4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
- E40-E46 Malnutrition (E40-E46)
Neighbouring blocks
- Categories
- 7
- Billable codes
- 8
- CC codes
- 4
- MCC codes
- 4
- HCC V28 codes
- 0
- New FY2027
- 0
Categories in E40-E46
- E40
- E41
- E42
- E43
Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition
Anasarca›nutritional → E43
- Billable, no subdivisions
- 1 MCC
- E44
Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree
Malnutrition›degree›first → E44.1
- 2 billable codes
- 2 CC
- E45
Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition
Nutritional stunting → E45
- Billable, no subdivisions
- 1 CC
- E46
Index main terms
- Malnutrition → E40, E41, E42, E43, E44, E46 (35 entries)
- Deficiency, deficient → E41, E42, E43, E46 (4 entries)
- Marasmus → E41 (4 entries)
- Wasting → E41, E43 (4 entries)
- Atrophy, atrophic (of) → E41, E43 (3 entries)
- Syndrome → E40 (3 entries)
- Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient) → E46 (2 entries)
- Disease, diseased → E41, E43 (2 entries)
- Dystrophy, dystrophia → E45 (2 entries)
- Kwashiorkor → E40, E42 (2 entries)
- Retardation → E45 (2 entries)
- Anasarca → E43 (1 entry)
- Athrepsia → E41 (1 entry)
- Calorie deficiency or malnutrition → E46 (1 entry)
- Development → E45 (1 entry)
+8 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.
Block instructions
Notes that also apply
Chapter 4 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes1 1): printed on the chapter 4 page.