VITiếng Việt
ICD-10 Vietnam

E44.0Moderate protein- energy malnutrition

Code usage status

Primary diagnosis

May be used as the primary diagnosis

Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.

Specificity

Complete code in the classification

Use when the diagnosis matches and no exclusion applies.

Chapter IV
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Group E40-E46
Malnutrition
Official Vietnamese name
Suy dinh dưỡng vừa do thiếu protein - năng lượng
Additional WHO coding guidance
Weight loss in children or adults, or lack of weight gain in children leading to an observed weight that is 2 or more but less than 3 standard deviations below the mean value for the reference population (or a similar loss expressed through other statistical approaches). When only one measurement is available, there is a high probability of moderate protein- energy malnutrition when the observed

Related E44 codes

E44 Protein-energy malnutrition of moderate and mild degree E44.1 Primary diagnosis candidate Mild protein- energy malnutrition

Clinical record checklist

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  • Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
  • Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
  • Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
  • Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.

2026 regulatory basis

Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.