Diagnosis Code

E61.9 DEFICIENCY OF NUTRIENT ELEMENT, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E61.9

Short Description: Deficiency of nutrient element, unspecified

Long Description: Deficiency of nutrient element, unspecified

The code E61.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
      • Deficiency of other nutrient elements (E61)
        • E61.9 Deficiency of nutrient element, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Cranial neuropathy due to micronutrient deficiency
  • Cranial neuropathy due to micronutrient deficiency
  • Deficiency of micronutrients
  • Developmental academic disorder due to micronutrient deficiency
  • Inadequate bioactive substance intake
  • Inadequate mineral intake
  • Intellectual developmental disorder due to nutritional deficiency
  • Nutritional optic neuropathy
  • Optic neuropathy due to micronutrient deficiency

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E61.9 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
E61.9 Right Arrow 269.9 Nutrition 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
E61 Deficiency of other nutrient elements
E61.0 Copper deficiency
E61.1 Iron deficiency
E61.2 Magnesium deficiency
E61.3 Manganese deficiency
E61.4 Chromium deficiency
E61.5 Molybdenum deficiency
E61.6 Vanadium deficiency
E61.7 Deficiency of multiple nutrient elements
E61.8 Deficiency of other specified nutrient elements


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