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Diagnosis Code

E63.0 ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID [EFA] DEFICIENCY


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E63.0

Short Description: Essential fatty acid [EFA] deficiency

Long Description: Essential fatty acid [EFA] deficiency

The code E63.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
      • Other nutritional deficiencies (E63)
        • E63.0 Essential fatty acid [EFA] deficiency

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Essential fatty acid deficiency

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E63.0 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
E63.0 Right Arrow 269.8 Nutrition 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
E63 Other nutritional deficiencies
E63.1 Imbalance of constituents of food intake
E63.8 Other specified nutritional deficiencies
E63.9 Nutritional deficiency, unspecified

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

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