E88.A

Wasting disease (syndrome) due to underlying condition

Billable / specific

E88.A is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Cachexia due to underlying condition

Includes (from E88)

  • 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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • cachexia NOS (R64)
  • nutritional marasmus (E41)
  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74) (from E88)
  • androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-) (from E88)
  • congenital adrenal hyperplasia (E25.0) (from E88)
  • hemolytic anemias attributable to enzyme disorders (D55.-) (from E88)
  • Marfan syndrome (Q87.4-) (from E88)
  • 5-alpha-reductase deficiency (E29.1) (from E88)
  • histiocytosis X (chronic) (C96.6) (from E88)

Excludes2

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

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • underlying condition

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • codes for associated conditions (from E88)

Also known as

  • Cachexia due to underlying condition
  • Cachexia, due to malnutrition
  • Cachexia, due to underlying condition
  • Disease, diseased, wasting NEC
  • Disease, diseased, wasting NEC, due to underlying condition
  • Syndrome, wastingdue to underlying condition
  • Wasting, disease
  • Wasting, disease, due to underlying condition

Parent code

  • E88Other and unspecified metabolic disordersHeader

Related codes

  • E88.0Disorders of plasma-protein metabolism, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • E88.1Lipodystrophy, not elsewhere classifiedHeader
  • E88.2Lipomatosis, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
  • E88.3Tumor lysis syndromeBillable
  • E88.4Mitochondrial metabolism disordersHeader
  • E88.8Other specified metabolic disordersHeader
  • E88.9Metabolic disorder, unspecifiedBillable

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