ICD-10-CM Code E53
Deficiency of other B group vitamins
NON-BILLABLE
|
ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code E53 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the four child codes of E53 that describes the diagnosis 'deficiency of other b group vitamins' in more detail.
- E53 Deficiency of other B group vitamins NON-BILLABLE
-
- BILLABLE E53.0 Riboflavin deficiency
- BILLABLE E53.1 Pyridoxine deficiency
- BILLABLE E53.8 Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins
- BILLABLE E53.9 Vitamin B deficiency, unspecified
Coding Notes for E53 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
-
Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Sequelae of vitamin B deficiency - instead, use code E64.8
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E53 - Deficiency of other B group vitamins'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code E53. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.