E63

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Header. Not a billable code.

Chapter

4. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

A header groups codes and is not billed. A billable code is one you can report.

• E63.0Essential fatty acid [EFA] deficiencyBillable
• E63.1Imbalance of constituents of food intakeBillable
• E63.8Other specified nutritional deficienciesBillable
• E63.9Nutritional deficiency, unspecifiedBillable

Excludes2 means the other condition can be reported with this one when both are documented.

• E86.0Dehydration
• R62.7Failure to thrive, adult
• R62.51Failure to thrive, child
• feeding problems in newborn (P92.-)
• sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (E64.-)