E45

Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutrition

Billable / specific

E45 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

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

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)

Excludes2

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

Also known as

  • Nutritional short stature
  • Nutritional stunting
  • Physical retardation due to malnutrition
  • Development, arrested, due to malnutrition
  • Dwarfism, nutritional
  • Dystrophy, dystrophia, due to malnutrition
  • Dystrophy, dystrophia, nutritional
  • Retardation, growth, due to malnutrition
  • Retardation, physical, due to malnutrition
  • Stunting, nutritional

Related codes

  • E40KwashiorkorBillable
  • E41Nutritional marasmusBillable
  • E42Marasmic kwashiorkorBillable
  • E43Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutritionBillable
  • E44Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degreeHeader
  • E46Unspecified protein-calorie malnutritionBillable

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