Malnutrition - E40-E46
Excludes1: It indicates that the conditions described by two codes cannot occur together in the same patient. These codes are mutually exclusive.
Type 1 Excludes:
- intestinal malabsorption (K90.-)
- sequelae of protein-calorie malnutrition (E64.0)
Excludes2: This note means that the conditions described by two codes are not usually associated with each other but can sometimes occur together.
Type 2 Excludes:
- nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
- starvation (T73.0)
These ranges represents Categories of Malnutrition. The "E40-E46" signifies that these are the diseases within this broad section.