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wasting

Wikipedia Summary

In medicine, wasting, also known as wasting syndrome, refers to the process by which a debilitating disease causes muscle and fat tissue to "waste" away. Wasting is sometimes referred to as "acute malnutrition" because it is believed that episodes of wasting have a short duration, in contrast to stunting, which is regarded as chronic malnutrition...
Related Codes (1)
Code
Description
Billable
Details
E88.AWasting disease (syndrome) due to underlying condition
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