Is E44 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. E44 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does E44 sit in the tabular list?

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Malnutrition (E40-E46).

E44

E44 — Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E44 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degree. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

E44 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead E44

2 child codes. Green means billable.

E44.0Moderate protein-calorie malnutrition
E44.1Mild protein-calorie malnutrition

Questions about E44

Is E44 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. E44 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does E44 sit in the tabular list?: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Malnutrition (E40-E46).