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ICD-10Chapter 4: E00-E89E50

E50

Non-billableSave

Vitamin A deficiency

Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Coding Guidance

E50 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.

Additional Information

From parent codes: E00-E89 (Chapter 4)

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom E00-E89

Excludes1 means 'NOT CODED HERE!' An Excludes1 note indicates mutually exclusive codes: two conditions that cannot be reported together.

transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)

NotesFrom E00-E89

Additional notes from parent codes that apply to this code.

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 xerosisBillable→E50.1Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosisBillable→E50.2Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosisBillable→E50.3Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosisBillable→E50.4Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalaciaBillable→E50.5Vitamin A deficiency with night blindnessBillable→E50.6Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of corneaBillable→E50.7Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiencyBillable→E50.8Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiencyBillable→E50.9Vitamin A deficiency, unspecifiedBillable→

Chapter Information

Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Range: E00-E89

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Related ICD-10 Codes

More specific codes for E50

Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis

Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis

Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis

Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis

Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia

Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness

Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea

Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency

Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency

Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified