Wiki Cachexia vs Underweight

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Hi there, I'm a CPC-A one month into my first coding job. Time to ask some questions!

I have a provider who sometimes documents "underweight" as an official diagnosis, but underneath that and throughout the note describes "cachexia". I also have the BMI available to code.

Am I able to code Cachexia (R64), as it's a stronger term (in my understanding) than Underweight (R63.3)? Also, in either case, can I code the appropriate BMI (Z68.-)?

Thank you!
 
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