E50Vitamin A deficiency
ICD-10-CM category (non-billable header) code — part of Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
Coding Notes
Excludes1 (never code both together)
- sequelae of vitamin A deficiency (E64.1)
Subcategories (10)
- E50.0 Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis
- E50.1 Vitamin A deficiency w Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis
- E50.2 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis
- E50.3 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis
- E50.4 Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia
- E50.5 Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness
- E50.6 Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea
- E50.7 Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
- E50.8 Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
- E50.9 Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified