Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 260
Kwashiorkor
  • ICD-9-CM 260 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 260 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 260.
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 260 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E40 Kwashiorkor
Approximate Synonyms
  • Marasmic Kwashiorkor
Applies To
  • Nutritional edema with dyspigmentation of skin and hair
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 260:
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • multiple, syndrome 260
    • syndrome, multiple 260
  • Deprivation
    • protein (familial) (kwashiorkor) 260
  • Edema, edematous 782.3
    • nutritional (newborn) 262
      • with dyspigmentation, skin and hair 260
  • Hypoproteinosis 260
  • Kwashiorkor (marasmus type) 260
  • Malnutrition (calorie) 263.9
    • malignant 260
    • protein 260
  • Pluricarential syndrome of infancy 260
  • Plurideficiency syndrome of infancy 260
  • Polycarential syndrome of infancy 260
  • Prekwashiorkor 260
  • Protein
    • deficiency 260
    • malnutrition 260
  • Syndrome - see also Disease
    • pluricarential of infancy 260
    • plurideficiency of infancy 260
    • polycarential of infancy 260
ICD-9-CM codes are used in medical billing and coding to describe diseases, injuries, symptoms and conditions. ICD-9-CM 260 is one of thousands of ICD-9-CM codes used in healthcare. Although ICD-9-CM and CPT codes are largely numeric, they differ in that CPT codes describe medical procedures and services. Can't find a code? Start at the root of ICD-9-CM, check the 2009 ICD-9-CM Index or use the search engine at the top of this page to lookup any code.