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Diagnosis Code

E50.8 OTHER MANIFESTATIONS OF VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E50.8

Short Description: Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency

Long Description: Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency

The code E50.8 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
      • Vitamin A deficiency (E50)
        • E50.8 Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Inverted follicular keratosis
  • Phrynoderma
  • Vitamin A deficiency with follicular keratosis
  • Vitamin A deficiency with xeroderma

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E50.8 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Miscellaneous Disorders Of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids And Electrolytes With Mcc (640)
  • Miscellaneous Disorders Of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids And Electrolytes Without Mcc (641)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code E50.8 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Follicular keratosis
    • Xeroderma

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E50.8 Right Arrow 264.8 Vitamin A deficiency NEC

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
E50 Vitamin A deficiency
E50.0 Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis
E50.1 Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis
E50.2 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis
E50.3 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis
E50.4 Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia
E50.5 Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness
E50.6 Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea
E50.7 Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
E50.9 Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023

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