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ICD-10-CM Code for Underweight R63.6

ICD-10 code R63.6 for Underweight is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .

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Underweight
Use additional code to identify body mass index (BMI), if known (Z68.-)
Excludes1: abnormal weight loss (R63.4)
anorexia nervosa (F50.0-)
malnutrition (E40-E46)

R63

Excludes1: bulimia NOS (F50.2)

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