Diagnosis Code

E55.9 VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E55.9

Short Description: Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified

Long Description: Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified

The code E55.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
      • Vitamin D deficiency (E55)
        • E55.9 Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Chronic disease-related malnutrition
  • Deficiency of vitamin D2
  • Deficiency of vitamin D3
  • Disorder of vitamin D
  • Disorder of vitamin D
  • Disorder of vitamin D2
  • Disorder of vitamin D3
  • Hyperparathyroidism due to vitamin D deficiency
  • Inadequate intake of vitamin D and/or vitamin D derivative
  • Secondary hyperparathyroidism
  • Vitamin D below reference range
  • Vitamin D deficiency
  • Vitamin D deficiency
  • Vitamin D deficiency due to chronic kidney disease

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E55.9 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)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code E55.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Avitaminosis D

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
E55.9 Right Arrow 268.9 Vitamin D 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
E55 Vitamin D deficiency
E55.0 Rickets, active


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