E40

Billable

Kwashiorkor

Kwashiorkor

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

E40-E46

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Severe malnutrition with nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
  • intestinal malabsorption (K90.-)
  • sequelae of protein-calorie malnutrition (E64.0)
  • marasmic kwashiorkor (E42)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code E40?

ICD-10-CM code E40 represents "Kwashiorkor". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is E40 a billable code?

Yes, E40 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is E40 in?

E40 is in Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (codes E00-E89).

What codes cannot be used with E40?

E40 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74); intestinal malabsorption (K90.-); sequelae of protein-calorie malnutrition (E64.0); and 1 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does E40 map to?

E40 maps to 1 SNOMED CT concept: 58262005. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for E40?

E40 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0022806. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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