E53

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Deficiency of other B group vitamins

Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Coding Guidance

E53 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 (4)

E53.0Riboflavin deficiencyBillable→E53.1Pyridoxine deficiencyBillable→E53.8Deficiency of other specified B group vitaminsBillable→E53.9Vitamin B 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 E53

Riboflavin deficiency

E53.0›

Pyridoxine deficiency

E53.1›

Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins

E53.8›

Vitamin B deficiency, unspecified

E53.9›

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