Diagnosis Code

E56.1 DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN K


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E56.1

Short Description: Deficiency of vitamin K

Long Description: Deficiency of vitamin K

The code E56.1 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
      • Other vitamin deficiencies (E56)
        • E56.1 Deficiency of vitamin K

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Deficiency of vitamin K1
  • Deficiency of vitamin K2
  • Disorder of vitamin K
  • Disorder of vitamin K1
  • Disorder of vitamin K2
  • Inadequate intake of vitamin K and/or vitamin K derivative
  • Vitamin K below reference range
  • Vitamin K deficiency
  • Vitamin K1 below reference range
  • Vitamin K2 below reference range

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E56.1 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 E56.1 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • deficiency of coagulation factor due to vitamin K deficiency (@D68.4*)
    • vitamin K deficiency of newborn (@P53*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E56.1 Right Arrow 269.0 Deficiency of vitamin k

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
E56 Other vitamin deficiencies
E56.0 Deficiency of vitamin E
E56.8 Deficiency of other vitamins
E56.9 Vitamin deficiency, unspecified


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