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E63.8

Other specified nutritional deficiencies

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 7 never code together
E63code
Excludes2
  • dehydration (E86.0)E86.0
  • failure to thrive, adult (R62.7)R62.7
  • failure to thrive, child (R62.51)R62.51
  • feeding problems in newborn (P92.-)P92.-
  • sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (E64.-)E64.-
E50-E64block
Excludes2
  • nutritional anemias (D50-D53)D50-D53
E00-E89chapter
Excludes1
  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)P70-P74

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 1
E00-E89chapter
Notes
  • All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.E05.8E07.0E16-E31E34.-
Index entries leading here 3
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • nutrition, nutritional E63.9
  • Food
    • deprivation T73.0
      • specified kind of food NEC E63.8
  • Nutrition deficient or insufficient E63.9
Alongside this code 3 same parent — E63
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

Maps to no condition category in any loaded model.

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
E63
Block
E50-E64
Siblings
3

Present FY2024–FY2027.