ICD-10-CM E40 is the diagnosis code for Kwashiorkor. This code falls under the section "Malnutrition" within Chapter 4 — Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as E40. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where E40 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, E40 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
E40 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Kwashiorkor". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
E40 is located in Section E40-E46 — "Malnutrition" within Chapter 4 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use E40 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Kwashiorkor" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Kwashiorkor is E40.
Yes, E40 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
E40 is in Chapter 4 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for E40 include: marasmic kwashiorkor (E42).
Yes, E40 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.