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E50 - Vitamin A deficiency

ICD-10-CM Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases · E50-E64 Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

E50 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 10 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom E50

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • sequelae of vitamin A deficiency (E64.1)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom E50-E64 Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom Chapter E00-E89

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
NotesFrom Chapter E00-E89

Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.

More Specific Codes (10)

E50.0Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis→E50.1Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis→E50.2Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis→E50.3Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis→E50.4Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia→E50.5Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness→E50.6Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea→E50.7Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency→E50.8Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency→E50.9Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified→