ICD-10-CM
Z59.4
Lack of adequate food
- Kind
- Header. Not a billable code.
- Category
- Z59
Codes under Z59.4
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Excludes2
Excludes2 means the other condition can be reported with this one when both are documented.
- T73.0Deprivation of food
- T73.0Effects of hunger
- Z72.4Inappropriate diet or eating habits
- malnutrition (E40-E46)