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Specific code 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 262
Other severe protein-calorie malnutrition
  • Short description: OTH SEVERE MALNUTRITION.
  • ICD-9-CM 262 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 262 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 262.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 262: 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 262 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E43 Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutrition
Approximate Synonyms
  • Edema due to nutritional deficiency
  • Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus with ketoacidosis
  • Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus with multiple complications
  • Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus with peripheral circulatory complications
  • Malnutrition-related diabetes mellitus with renal complications
  • Nutritional edema
  • Nutritional edema without dyspigmentation of skin AND/OR hair
  • Protein calorie malnutrition, severe
  • Severe protein calorie malnutrition
  • Severe protein-calorie malnutrition
  • Severe protein-calorie malnutrition (Gomez: less than 60% of standard weight)
Applies To
  • Nutritional edema without mention of dyspigmentation of skin and hair
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 262:
  • Anasarca 782.3
    • nutritional 262
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • edema 262
  • Edema, edematous 782.3
    • famine 262
    • inanition 262
    • nutritional (newborn) 262
      • with dyspigmentation, skin and hair 260
    • starvation 262
  • Famine 994.2
    • edema 262
  • Hydrops 782.3
    • nutritional 262
  • Inanition 263.9
    • with edema 262
  • Malnutrition (calorie) 263.9
    • protein-calorie 263.9
      • severe 262
      • specified type NEC 263.8
  • Starvation (inanition) (due to lack of food) 994.2
    • edema 262
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