E41

Nutritional marasmus

Billable / specific

E41 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • Note: All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.

Applicable to

  • Severe malnutrition with marasmus

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

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

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

Also known as

  • Severe malnutrition with marasmus
  • Athrepsia
  • Atrophy, atrophic, infantile
  • Atrophy, atrophic, nutritional, with marasmus
  • Deficiency, deficient, calorie, severe, with marasmus
  • Malnutrition, severe, intermediate form, marasmus
  • Marasmus
  • Marasmus, due to malnutrition
  • Marasmus, intestinal
  • Marasmus, nutritional
  • Pedatrophia
  • Wasting, extreme, with marasmus

Related codes

  • E40KwashiorkorBillable
  • E42Marasmic kwashiorkorBillable
  • E43Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutritionBillable
  • E44Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degreeHeader
  • E45Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutritionBillable
  • E46Unspecified protein-calorie malnutritionBillable

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