Code-level instructions

Excludes 2

dehydration (E86.0)
failure to thrive, adult (R62.7)
failure to thrive, child (R62.51)
feeding problems in newborn (P92.-)
sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (E64.-)

Inherited instructions

Chapters 4 · Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)

Excludes 1

transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)

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.

E50-E64 · Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)

Excludes 2

nutritional anemias (D50-D53)

More specific codes

E63.0Essential fatty acid [EFA] deficiencyBillable / specific E63.1Imbalance of constituents of food intakeBillable / specific E63.8Other specified nutritional deficienciesBillable / specific E63.9Nutritional deficiency, unspecifiedBillable / specific

References from other codes (1)

E64 · Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies

Note · This category is to be used to indicate conditions in categories E43, E44, E46, E50-E63 as the cause of sequelae, which are themselves classified elsewhere. The 'sequelae' include conditions specified as such; they also include the late effects of diseases classifiable to the above categories if the disease itself is no longer present

Code history

Latest recorded change · FY2022

ChangedUnchanged

FY2022

Effective from 2021-10-01

Code-level rules changed

Other nutritional deficiencies

Category — select a more specific code

CDC/NCHS · FY2022

All editions (19)

All editions	Effective from	Code history
FY2016	2015-10-01	First observed
FY2017	2016-10-01	No tabular change
FY2018	2017-10-01	No tabular change
FY2019	2018-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020	2019-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020 · April	2020-04-01	No tabular change
FY2021	2020-10-01	No tabular change
FY2021 · 01-01	2021-01-01	No tabular change
FY2022	2021-10-01	Code-level rules changed
FY2022 · 04-01	2022-04-01	No tabular change
FY2023	2022-10-01	No tabular change
FY2023 · 04-01	2023-04-01	No tabular change
FY2024	2023-10-01	No tabular change
FY2024 · 04-01	2024-04-01	No tabular change
FY2025	2024-10-01	No tabular change
FY2025 · 04-01	2025-04-01	No tabular change
FY2026	2025-10-01	No tabular change
FY2026 · April	2026-04-01	No tabular change
FY2027	2026-10-01	No tabular change