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E45

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Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition

Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

E40-E46

ICD-11 Mapping

1 equivalent

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Nutritional short stature
  • Nutritional stunting
  • Physical retardation due to malnutrition

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(46)

Clinical Terms

  • Nutritional stunting
  • Nutritional stunting in childhood
  • Nutritional growth failure
  • Physical retardation due to malnutrition
  • Dystrophy due to malnutrition
  • Nutritional stunting in adolescence
  • Nutritional dwarfism
  • Sequelae of nutritional disorders
  • Nutritional short stature
  • Nutritional muscular degeneration
  • Nutritional stunting in infancy
  • Nutritional muscular dystrophy
  • Developmental academic disorder due to nutritional stunting
  • Arrested development following protein-calorie malnutrition
  • Physical retardation due to protein-calorie malnutrition
  • Sequelae of protein-energy malnutrition
  • Nutritional stunting (disorder)
  • Nutritional development retardation
  • Arrested development following protein-calorie malnutrition (disorder)
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition?

The ICD-10-CM code for retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition is E45. The full clinical description is "Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition". E45 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code E45 mean?

ICD-10-CM code E45 represents “Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition”. It is classified under Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is E45 a billable code?

Yes, E45 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is E45 in?

E45 is in Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (codes E00-E89).

What codes cannot be used with E45?

E45 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).

What SNOMED CT codes does E45 map to?

E45 maps to 11 SNOMED CT concepts: 74257000, 1186823002, 238105005, 302869005, 74116004, and 6 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for E45?

E45 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0154229, C0342916, C1398539, C2874220. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does E45 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of E45?

E45 maps to the ICD-11 code: 5B71 (Protein deficiency).

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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.