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E42 - Marasmic kwashiorkor


The ICD 10 Code for Marasmic kwashiorkor is listed as E42.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: E42
Description: Marasmic kwashiorkor
  • Intermediate form severe protein-calorie malnutrition
  • Severe protein-calorie malnutrition with signs of both kwashiorkor and marasmus
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
640 - Misc Disorders Of Nutrition,metabolism,fluids/electrolytes W Mcc
641 - Misc Disorders Of Nutrition,metabolism,fluids/electrolytes W/o Mcc
Chapter Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 260 - Kwashiorkor (approximate)