Diagnosis Code

E56.0 DEFICIENCY OF VITAMIN E


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: E56.0

Short Description: Deficiency of vitamin E

Long Description: Deficiency of vitamin E

The code E56.0 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E89)
    • Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
      • Other vitamin deficiencies (E56)
        • E56.0 Deficiency of vitamin E

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Anemia due to vitamin E deficiency
  • Ataxia with vitamin E deficiency
  • Cerebellar ataxia associated with another disorder
  • Deficiency of selenium AND/OR vitamin E
  • Deficiency of selenium AND/OR vitamin E
  • Dementia due to nutritional deficiency
  • Dementia due to vitamin E deficiency
  • Dietary deficiency of selenium AND vitamin E
  • Disorder of vitamin E
  • Inadequate intake of vitamin E and/or vitamin E derivative
  • Myelopathy due to nutritional deficiency
  • Neuropathy due to vitamin E deficiency
  • Non megaloblastic anemia associated with nutritional deficiency
  • Nutritional ataxic neuropathy
  • Selenium deficiency
  • Sensory polyneuropathy
  • Sensory polyneuropathy due to vitamin E deficiency
  • Spinocerebellar ataxia due to vitamin E deficiency
  • Vitamin E below reference range
  • Vitamin E deficiency
  • Vitamin E deficiency

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code E56.0 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
E56.0 Right Arrow 269.1 Vitamin 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
E56 Other vitamin deficiencies
E56.1 Deficiency of vitamin K
E56.8 Deficiency of other vitamins
E56.9 Vitamin deficiency, unspecified


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