Block in Chapter 4
E50–E64
Other nutritional deficiencies
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
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- nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.
Categories in this block 13
- E50Vitamin A deficiency
- E51Thiamine deficiency
- E52Niacin deficiency [pellagra]Billable
- E53Deficiency of other B group vitamins
- E54Ascorbic acid deficiencyBillable
- E55Vitamin D deficiency
- E56Other vitamin deficiencies
- E58Dietary calcium deficiencyBillable
- E59Dietary selenium deficiencyBillable
- E60Dietary zinc deficiencyBillable
- E61Deficiency of other nutrient elements
- E63Other nutritional deficiencies
- E64Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies