268.0 RICKETS, ACTIVE


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 268.0

Short Description: Rickets, active

Long Description: Rickets, active

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, and immunity disorders (240–279)
    • Nutritional deficiencies (260-269)
      • 268 Vitamin D deficiency
        • 268.0 Rickets, active

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 268.0 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Avitaminosis (multiple NEC) (see also Deficiency, vitamin) 269.2
    • D 268.9
      • with
        • rickets 268.0
  • Calciferol (vitamin D) deficiency 268.9
    • with
      • rickets (see also Rickets) 268.0
  • Deficiency, deficient
    • calciferol 268.9
      • with
        • rickets (see also Rickets) 268.0
    • ergosterol 268.9
      • with
        • rickets (see also Rickets) 268.0
    • vitamin (multiple) NEC 269.2
      • D (calciferol) (ergosterol) 268.9
        • with
          • rickets (see also Rickets) 268.0
  • Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome
    • English (rickets) 268.0
    • Glisson's (see also Rickets) 268.0
  • English disease (see also Rickets) 268.0
  • Ergosterol deficiency (vitamin D) 268.9
    • with
      • rickets (see also Rickets) 268.0
  • Glisson's
    • disease (see also Rickets) 268.0
  • Malacia, bone 268.2
    • juvenile (see also Rickets) 268.0
  • Malacosteon 268.2
    • juvenile (see also Rickets) 268.0
  • Morbus
    • anglicus, anglorum 268.0
  • Osteomalacia 268.2
    • infantile (see also Rickets) 268.0
    • juvenile (see also Rickets) 268.0
  • Pectus
    • carinatum (congenital) 754.82
      • rachitic (see also Rickets) 268.0
    • excavatum (congenital) 754.81
      • rachitic (see also Rickets) 268.0
  • Pigeon
    • breast or chest (acquired) 738.3
      • rachitic (see also Rickets) 268.0
  • Rachitis, rachitism - see also Rickets
    • acute 268.0
    • tarda 268.0
  • Rickets (active) (acute) (adolescent) (adult) (chest wall) (congenital) (current) (infantile) (intestinal) 268.0
    • celiac 579.0
    • fetal 756.4
    • hemorrhagic 267
    • hypophosphatemic with nephrotic-glycosuric dwarfism 270.0
    • kidney 588.0
    • late effect 268.1
    • renal 588.0
    • scurvy 267
    • vitamin D-resistant 275.3
  • Rosary, rachitic 268.0
  • Tetany, tetanic 781.7
    • associated with rickets 268.0

Crosswalk Information

The code 268.0 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
268.0 Right Arrow E55.0 Rickets, active
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
268.1 Rickets, late effect
268.2 Osteomalacia, unspecified
268.9 Unspecified vitamin D deficiency


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