E40
BillableKwashiorkor
Kwashiorkor
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
UMLS
- Deposed child syndromeC0022806
- Fatty liver of Brahmin childrenC0022806
- KwashiorkorC0022806
- Kwashiorkor (disorder)C0022806
- KwashiorkorsC0022806
- Malignant malnutritionC0022806
- Nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin AND/OR hairC0022806
- Nutritional oedema with dyspigmentation of skin AND/OR hairC0022806
- Protein malnutritionC0022806
- Severe malnutrition with nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hairC0022806
- kwashiorkorC0022806
- protein malnutritionC0022806
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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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.