2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Endocrine, Nutritional And Metabolic Diseases, And Immunity Disorders 240-279 > Nutritional Deficiencies 260-269 > Other And Unspecified Protein-Calorie Malnutrition 263.* >  2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 263.9
Unspecified protein-calorie malnutrition On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date.
The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 263.9 can be accessed here. - A disorder caused by a lack of proper nutrition or an inability to absorb nutrients from food.
- An imbalanced nutritional status resulted from insufficient intake of nutrients to meet normal physiological requirement.
- Inadequate nutrition resulting from poor diet, malabsorption, or abnormal nutrient distribution. --2004
- The lack of sufficient energy or protein to meet the body's metabolic demands, as a result of either an inadequate dietary intake of protein, intake of poor quality dietary protein, increased demands due to disease, or increased nutrient losses.
- 263.9 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis
- 263.9 contains 6 index entries
- View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 263.* hierarchy
263.9 also known as:- Dystrophy due to malnutrition
- Malnutrition (calorie) NOS
263.9 excludes: - nutritional deficiency NOS (269.9)
Index entries containing 263.9:- Dystrophy, dystrophia 783.9
- due to malnutrition
 263.9
- nutritional 263.9
Inanition 263.9- with edema 262
- due to
- deprivation of food 994.2
- malnutrition 263.9
- fever 780.6
Malnutrition (calorie) 263.9- complicating pregnancy 648.9
- degree
- fetus 764.2
- following gastrointestinal surgery 579.3
- intrauterine or fetal 764.2
- fetus or infant "light-for-dates" 764.1
- lack of care, or neglect (child) (infant) 995.52
- malignant 260
- mild 263.1
- moderate 263.0
- protein 260
- protein-calorie 263.9
- severe 261
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