E55Non-billable (header)

Vitamin D deficiency

Related Codes· Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)

E50Vitamin A deficiencyE51Thiamine deficiencyE52Niacin deficiency [pellagra]E53Deficiency of other B group vitaminsE54Ascorbic acid deficiencyE56Other vitamin deficienciesE58Dietary calcium deficiencyE59Dietary selenium deficiencyE60Dietary zinc deficiencyE61Deficiency of other nutrient elementsE63Other nutritional deficienciesE64Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies

Sub-codes of E55(2)

E55 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

E55.0Rickets, active✓ BillableE55.9Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified✓ Billable

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •adult osteomalacia (M83.-)
  • •osteoporosis (M80.-)
  • •sequelae of rickets (E64.3)

Code Hierarchy

┌4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)├E50-E64Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)├E55Vitamin D deficiency
└E55Vitamin D deficiency

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