ICD-10 diagnosis code

E44 Protein-energy malnutrition of moderate and mild degree

E44 is the ICD-10 code for Protein-energy malnutrition of moderate and mild degree. It is a three-character category divided into 2 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block E40–E46 (Malnutrition) in Chapter IV, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: IV · E00–E90
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

Subcodes of E44

E44 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

E44Protein-energiundernäring av måttlig och lätt grad

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DE44Moderat og mild protein- og energimangelsygdom

FinlandICD-10-FI

E44Kohtalainen tai lievä proteiini-energia-aliravitsemus

GermanyICD-10-GM

E44Energie- und Eiweißmangelernährung mäßigen und leichten Grades

FranceICD-10-FR

E44Malnutrition protéino-énergétique légère ou modérée

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

E44eiwit-energie-ondervoeding van matige en lichte graad

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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