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264.5 VIT A NIGHT BLINDNESS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 264.5

Short Description: Vit A night blindness

Long Description: Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Nutritional deficiencies (260-269)
      • 264 Vitamin A deficiency
        • 264.5 Vit A night blindness

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 264.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Amblyopia (acquired) (congenital) (partial) 368.00
    • nocturnal 368.60
      • vitamin A deficiency 264.5
  • Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes) 369.00
    • night 368.60
      • vitamin A deficiency 264.5
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • vitamin (multiple) NEC 269.2
      • A 264.9
        • with
          • night blindness 264.5
  • Night
    • blindness (see also Blindness, night) 368.60
      • vitamin A deficiency 264.5
  • Nyctalopia (see also Blindness, night) 368.60
    • vitamin A deficiency 264.5

Crosswalk Information

The code 264.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
264.5 Right Arrow E50.5 Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 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-9 Code ICD-9 Description
264.0 Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis
264.1 Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis and Bitot's spot
264.2 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis
264.3 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis
264.4 Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia
264.6 Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea
264.7 Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
264.8 Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
264.9 Unspecified vitamin A deficiency

This page was last updated on: 10/1/2014

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