E56.9 VITAMIN DEFICIENCY, UNSPECIFIED

Code Information

  • Diagnosis Code: E56.9
  • Short Description: Vitamin deficiency, unspecified
  • Long Description: Vitamin deficiency, unspecified
  • Code Version: 2025 ICD-10-CM

The code E56.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification

Synonyms

  • Acquired ataxia
  • Acquired ataxia due to vitamin deficiency
  • 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 V42.0

  1. Miscellaneous Disorders Of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids And Electrolytes With Mcc (640)
  2. 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
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