E50.1
Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis
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
Bitot's spot in the young child
sequelae of vitamin A deficiency (E64.1)
nutritional anemias (D50-D53)
transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
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.
Official Guidelines for E50.1
FY 2026 ›Find E50.1 in the alphabetic index
5 index paths lead to this code
- Spots, spotting › Bitot's › in the young child
- Spots, spotting › Bitot's › vitamin A deficiency
- Xerosis › conjunctiva › with Bitot's spots › vitamin A deficiency
- Deficiency, deficient › vitamin NOS › A › with › Bitot's spot
- Deficiency, deficient › vitamin NOS › A › with › xerosis › conjunctival › and Bitot's spot