E63.9
Nutritional deficiency, unspecified
BillableComplete code, valid to report
E63.9 (also written E639) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for nutritional deficiency, unspecified. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 4 codes in category E63 (Other nutritional deficiencies). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 15 entries. Its coding notes include 1 Excludes1 entry and 6 Excludes2 entries.
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.
Inherited from E63 Other nutritional deficiencies
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.
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 15 entries
- Arthropathy, in (due to), nutritional deficiency
- Cardiomyopathy (familial) (idiopathic), nutritional
- Cataract (cortical) (immature) (incipient), in (due to), nutritional disease
- Deficiency, deficient, diet
- Deficiency, deficient, nutrition, nutritional
- Dietary, inadequacy or deficiency
- Disease, diseased, nutritional
- Disturbance (s), nutritional
- Gastritis (simple), due to diet deficiency
- Inadequate, inadequacy, diet (causing nutritional deficiency)
- Insufficiency, insufficient, dietary
- Nutrition deficient or insufficient