E88.A
Wasting disease (syndrome) due to underlying condition
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where E88.A sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- E88 Parent Other and unspecified metabolic disorders
- E88.A This code Wasting disease (syndrome) due to underlying condition
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Cachexia due to underlying condition
Excludes1
histiocytosis X (chronic) ( C96.6 )
Inherited from E88 — Other and unspecified metabolic disorders
Excludes1
cachexia NOS ( R64 )
Excludes1
nutritional marasmus ( E41 )
Code First
underlying condition
Use Additional Code
codes for associated conditions
Inherited from E88 — Other and unspecified metabolic disorders
Version History
How E88.A appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentWasting disease (syndrome) due to underlying condition
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedWasting disease (syndrome) due to underlying condition
Related Codes
Other codes under E88
- E88.0 Disorders of plasma-protein metabolism, not elsewhere classified
- E88.1 Lipodystrophy, not elsewhere classified
- E88.2 Lipomatosis, not elsewhere classified Billable
- E88.3 Tumor lysis syndrome Billable
- E88.4 Mitochondrial metabolism disorders
- E88.8 Other specified metabolic disorders
- E88.9 Metabolic disorder, unspecified Billable
Codes whose official notes reference E88.A
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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