DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

E44 Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree

  • Header · not billable

E44 is not billable. The category heads 2 billable codes in FY2027: the 2 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Malnutritiondegreefirst → E44.1
  • Malnutritiondegreesecond → E44.0
  • Malnutritiondegreemild (protein) → E44.1

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
  2. E40-E46 Malnutrition (E40-E46)
  3. E44 Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree
Billable codes
2
Subdivisions
2
CC / MCC codes
2 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
8

Codes in E44

  1. E44.0
    Moderate protein-calorie malnutrition
    BillableCC
  2. E44.1
    Mild protein-calorie malnutrition
    BillableCC

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

Notes that also apply

Block E40-E46 instructions (Excludes1 2, Excludes2 2): printed on the block page.

Chapter 4 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes1 1): printed on the chapter 4 page.

Index entries

  • Malnutritiondegreemoderate (protein) → E44.0
  • Malnutritiondegreesecond → E44.0
  • Malnutritiondegreefirst → E44.1
  • Malnutritiondegreemild (protein) → E44.1
  • Malnutritionproteincaloriemoderate → E44.0
  • Malnutritionproteinenergymoderate → E44.0
  • Malnutritionproteincaloriemild → E44.1
  • Malnutritionproteinenergymild → E44.1

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