E51Non-billable (header)

Thiamine deficiency

Related Codes· Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)

E50Vitamin A deficiencyE52Niacin deficiency [pellagra]E53Deficiency of other B group vitaminsE54Ascorbic acid deficiencyE55Vitamin D deficiencyE56Other vitamin deficienciesE58Dietary calcium deficiencyE59Dietary selenium deficiencyE60Dietary zinc deficiencyE61Deficiency of other nutrient elementsE63Other nutritional deficienciesE64Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies

Sub-codes of E51(4)

E51 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

E51.1BeriberiHeaderE51.2Wernicke's encephalopathy✓ BillableE51.8Other manifestations of thiamine deficiency✓ BillableE51.9Thiamine deficiency, unspecified✓ Billable

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •sequelae of thiamine deficiency (E64.8)

Code Hierarchy

┌4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)├E50-E64Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)├E51Thiamine deficiency
└E51Thiamine deficiency

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