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R64 - Cachexia


The ICD 10 Code for Cachexia is listed as R64.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: R64
Description: Cachexia
  • Wasting syndrome
  • Code first underlying condition, if known
  • Excludes1: abnormal weight loss (R63.4)
  • nutritional marasmus (E41)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
947 - Signs & Symptoms W Mcc
948 - Signs & Symptoms W/o Mcc
Chapter Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 799.4 - Cachexia