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Diagnosis Code

E56.9 VITAMIN DEFICIENCY, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E56.9

Short Description: Vitamin deficiency, unspecified

Long Description: Vitamin deficiency, unspecified

The code E56.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
      • Other vitamin deficiencies (E56)
        • E56.9 Vitamin deficiency, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Encephalopathy due to vitamin deficiency
  • Inadequate vitamin intake
  • Multiple vitamin deficiency disease
  • Vitamin deficiency
  • Vitamin deficiency related neuropathy
  • Vitamin disease

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E56.9 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)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E56.9 Right Arrow 269.2 Vitamin Deficiency NOS

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
E56.1 Deficiency of vitamin K
E56.8 Deficiency of other vitamins

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

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