E50
Vitamin A deficiency
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- E50.0Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosisBillable
- E50.1Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosisBillable
- E50.2Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosisBillable
- E50.3Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosisBillable
- E50.4Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalaciaBillable
- E50.5Vitamin A deficiency with night blindnessBillable
- E50.6Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of corneaBillable
- E50.7Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiencyBillable
- E50.8Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiencyBillable
- E50.9Vitamin A deficiency, unspecifiedBillable
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
This code · E50
Excludes 1
sequelae of vitamin A deficiency (E64.1)
Inherited from E50-E64Other nutritional deficiencies
Excludes 2
nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
Inherited from chapter 4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Excludes 1
transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Note
All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.