263.8 - Other Protein-calorie Malnutrition
The ICD 9 Code for Other protein-calorie malnutrition is listed as 263.8.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 263.8 |
| Long Description: | Other protein-calorie malnutrition |
| Short Description: | Protein-cal malnutr NEC |
| Chapter: | Endocrine, Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases, And Immunity Disorders |
| Block: | Nutritional Deficiencies (260-269) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | E46 - Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition (approximate) |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 263.8: | |
| 263.0 - Malnutrition of moderate degree | |
| 263.1 - Malnutrition of mild degree | |
| 263.2 - Arrested development following protein-calorie malnutrition | |
| 263.9 - Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition | |