ICD-10-CM Code E61.2
Magnesium deficiency
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.E61.2 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of magnesium deficiency. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code E612 is used to code Magnesium deficiency (medicine)
Magnesium deficiency or hypomagnesia (not to be confused with hypomagnesemia) refers to inadequate intake of dietary magnesium or impaired absorption of magnesium, which can result in numerous symptoms and diseases. It is generally corrected by an increase of magnesium in diet, oral supplements, and in severe cases, intravenous supplementation.
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Magnesium
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #640-641 - Misc disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids or electrolytes with MCC.
- DRG Group #640-641 - Misc disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids or electrolytes without MCC.
Coding Advice SNOMET-CT
- Consider additional code to identify specific condition or disease
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E61.2 - Magnesium deficiency'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
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Parent Code: E61 - Deficiency of other nutrient elements