R64
BillableCachexia
Cachexia
Status
Billable / Specific
Block
R50-R69
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Inanition48026007
- Diffuse dermatitis58921009
- Cafe au lait spots201281002
- Cafe-au-lait spots201281002
- Café au lait spot201281002
- Café au lait spots201281002
- Cachectic238108007
- Cachexia238108007
- Severe systemic illness tissue wasting238153009
- Muscle cachexia240128005
- Weight decreased262285001
- Weight loss262285001
- Abnormal decrease in weight267024001
- Abnormal weight loss267024001
- Cardiac cachexia284529003
- Distribution of body fat loss - finding366535007
- Finding of distribution of body fat loss366535007
- Emaciated371597004
- Emaciated build371597004
- AIDS-associated abnormal weight loss421695000
- Abnormal weight loss associated with AIDS421695000
- Abnormal weight loss associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome421695000
- Cachexia associated with AIDS422003001
- Cachexia associated with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome422003001
- Congenital erythroderma, hypotrichosis, recurrent infections, multiple food allergies syndrome774211005
- SAM syndrome774211005
- Severe dermatitis, multiple allergies, metabolic wasting syndrome774211005
- FACES (facial dysmorphism, anorexia, cachexia, eye and skin anomalies) syndrome782949007
- Facial dysmorphism, anorexia, cachexia, eye and skin anomalies syndrome782949007
- Friedman Goodman syndrome782949007
- Cachexia due to malignant neoplastic disease788876001
- Malignant cachexia788876001
- Muscle atrophy due to malignant neoplastic disease788876001
- AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency syndrome) wasting syndrome1260096003
- Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome wasting syndrome1260096003
- Slim disease1260096003
- Wasting syndrome due to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome1260096003
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code R64?
ICD-10-CM code R64 represents "Cachexia". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is R64 a billable code?
Yes, R64 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is R64 in?
R64 is in Chapter 18: Symptoms, Signs and Abnormal Clinical and Laboratory Findings (codes R00-R99).
What codes cannot be used with R64?
R64 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: abnormal weight loss (R63.4); cachexia due to underlying condition (E88.A); nutritional marasmus (E41).
What SNOMED CT codes does R64 map to?
R64 maps to 17 SNOMED CT concepts: 1260096003, 421695000, 267024001, 238108007, 422003001, and 12 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for R64?
R64 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0006625. 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.