E61Non-billableSave
E61 - Deficiency of other nutrient elements
ICD-10-CM Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases · E50-E64 Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64) · Top-level category · FY2027
Coding Guidance
E61 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 10 more specific codes below.
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom E61
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- disorders of mineral metabolism (E83.-)
- iodine deficiency related thyroid disorders (E00-E02)
- sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (E64.-)
Use Additional CodeFrom E61
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
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)
E61.0Copper deficiencyBillable→E61.1Iron deficiencyBillable→E61.2Magnesium deficiencyBillable→E61.3Manganese deficiencyBillable→E61.4Chromium deficiencyBillable→E61.5Molybdenum deficiencyBillable→E61.6Vanadium deficiencyBillable→E61.7Deficiency of multiple nutrient elementsBillable→E61.8Deficiency of other specified nutrient elementsBillable→E61.9Deficiency of nutrient element, unspecifiedBillable→
Chapter Information
Related ICD-10 Codes
More specific codes for E61
Copper deficiency
E61.0›
Iron deficiencyE61.1›
Magnesium deficiencyE61.2›
Manganese deficiencyE61.3›
Chromium deficiencyE61.4›
Molybdenum deficiencyE61.5›
Vanadium deficiencyE61.6›
Deficiency of multiple nutrient elementsE61.7›
Deficiency of other specified nutrient elementsE61.8›
Deficiency of nutrient element, unspecifiedE61.9›
Other categories in this chapter
Codes at the same level as E61
- Congenital iodine-deficiency syndromeE00
- Iodine-deficiency related thyroid disorders and allied conditionsE01
- Subclinical iodine-deficiency hypothyroidismE02
- Other hypothyroidismE03
- Other nontoxic goiterE04
- Thyrotoxicosis [hyperthyroidism]E05
- ThyroiditisE06
- Other disorders of thyroidE07
- Diabetes mellitus due to underlying conditionE08
- Drug or chemical induced diabetes mellitusE09
- Type 1 diabetes mellitusE10
- Type 2 diabetes mellitusE11
- Other specified diabetes mellitusE13
- Nondiabetic hypoglycemic comaE15
- Other disorders of pancreatic internal secretionE16
- HypoparathyroidismE20
- Hyperparathyroidism and other disorders of parathyroid glandE21
- Hyperfunction of pituitary glandE22
- Hypofunction and other disorders of the pituitary glandE23
- Cushing's syndromeE24
- Adrenogenital disordersE25
- HyperaldosteronismE26
- Other disorders of adrenal glandE27
- Ovarian dysfunctionE28
- Testicular dysfunctionE29
- Disorders of puberty, not elsewhere classifiedE30
- Polyglandular dysfunctionE31
- Diseases of thymusE32
- Other endocrine disordersE34
- Disorders of endocrine glands in diseases classified elsewhereE35
- Intraoperative complications of endocrine systemE36
- KwashiorkorE40
- Nutritional marasmusE41
- Marasmic kwashiorkorE42
- Unspecified severe protein-calorie malnutritionE43
- Protein-calorie malnutrition of moderate and mild degreeE44
- Retarded development following protein-calorie malnutritionE45
- Unspecified protein-calorie malnutritionE46
- Vitamin A deficiencyE50
- Thiamine deficiencyE51
32 more in this chapter.