799.4 - Cachexia
The ICD 9 Code for Cachexia is listed as 799.4.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 10 crosswalks / GEMS, and chapter information where available.
| ICD 9 CM Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Diagnosis Code: | 799.4 |
| Long Description: | Cachexia |
| Short Description: | Cachexia |
| Chapter: | Symptoms, Signs, And Ill Defined Conditions |
| Block: | Ill-Defined And Unknown Causes Of Morbidity And Mortality (797-799) |
| ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS): | |
| ICD-10-CM Code: | R64 - Cachexia |
| ICD-9-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of 799.4: | |
| 799.1 - Respiratory arrest | |
| 799.3 - Debility, unspecified | |
| 799.9 - Other unknown and unspecified cause of morbidity and mortality | |