E88..A Wasting disease (syndrome) due to underlying condition

Billable

Includes

  • Cachexia due to underlying condition

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • cachexia NOS (R64)
  • nutritional marasmus (E41)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • failure to thrive (R62.51, R62.7)

Code First

  • underlying condition

Last reviewed: September 2026