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E56 - Other vitamin deficiencies

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

Coding Guidance

E56 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 4 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom E56

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

  • sequelae of other vitamin deficiencies (E64.8)
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.

Documentation requirements, coding pitfalls and FAQs for conditions coded with E56.