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E63.1

Billable

Imbalance of constituents of food intake

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

A nutritional problem where the diet contains an improper balance of food components, such as too much of one nutrient and too little of another.

Coding Tips

  • •Document the specific imbalance (e.g., excessive carbohydrates with insufficient protein, inadequate fat intake)
  • •Distinguish from specific vitamin or mineral deficiencies by using more specific codes when applicable

Code Hierarchy

└E63Other nutritional deficiencies└E63.1Imbalance of constituents of food intake
└E63.1Imbalance of constituents of food intake

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