Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 260
Kwashiorkor
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 260 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E40 Kwashiorkor
Approximate Synonyms
  • Marasmic Kwashiorkor
Clinical Information
  • A syndrome produced by severe protein deficiency, characterized by retarded growth, changes in skin and hair pigment, edema, and pathologic changes in the liver, including fatty infiltration, necrosis, and fibrosis. The word is a local name in gold coast, africa, meaning "displaced child". Although first reported from africa, kwashiorkor is now known throughout the world, but mainly in the tropics and subtropics. It is considered to be related to marasmus. (from Dorland, 27th ed)
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
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