E56Non-billable (header)

Other vitamin deficiencies

Related Codes· Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)

E50Vitamin A deficiencyE51Thiamine deficiencyE52Niacin deficiency [pellagra]E53Deficiency of other B group vitaminsE54Ascorbic acid deficiencyE55Vitamin D deficiencyE58Dietary calcium deficiencyE59Dietary selenium deficiencyE60Dietary zinc deficiencyE61Deficiency of other nutrient elementsE63Other nutritional deficienciesE64Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies

Sub-codes of E56(4)

E56 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

E56.0Deficiency of vitamin E✓ BillableE56.1Deficiency of vitamin K✓ BillableE56.8Deficiency of other vitamins✓ BillableE56.9Vitamin deficiency, unspecified✓ Billable

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

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

Code Hierarchy

┌4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)├E50-E64Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)├E56Other vitamin deficiencies
└E56Other vitamin deficiencies

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