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Category · FY2027

E50 Vitamin A deficiency

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E50 is not billable. The category heads 10 billable codes in FY2027: the 10 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Phrynoderma (vitamin A deficiency) → E50.8
  • Xerophthalmia (vitamin A deficiency) → E50.7
  • Deficiency, deficientcarotene → E50.9

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
  2. E50-E64 Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
  3. E50 Vitamin A deficiency
Billable codes
10
Subdivisions
10
CC / MCC codes
0 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
31

Codes in E50

  1. E50.0
    Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis
    Billable
  2. E50.1
    Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Bitot's spot in the young child
  3. E50.2
    Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis
    Billable
  4. E50.3
    Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis
    Billable
  5. E50.4
    Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia
    Billable
  6. E50.5
    Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness
    Billable
  7. E50.6
    Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea
    Billable
  8. E50.7
    Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Xerophthalmia NOS
  9. E50.8
    Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Follicular keratosis
    • Xeroderma
  10. E50.9
    Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Hypovitaminosis A NOS

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At E50

Excludes1

  • sequelae of vitamin A deficiency (E64.1) E64.1

Notes that also apply

Block E50-E64 instructions (Excludes2 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 4 instructions (Notes 1, Excludes1 1): printed on the chapter 4 page.

Index entries

  • Xerophthalmia (vitamin A deficiency) → E50.7
  • Phrynoderma (vitamin A deficiency) → E50.8
  • Keratomalaciavitamin A deficiency → E50.4
  • Hemeralopia (day blindness)vitamin A deficiency → E50.5
  • Keratosisvitamin A deficiency → E50.8
  • Xerodermavitamin A deficiency → E50.8
  • Deficiency, deficientcarotene → E50.9
  • Xerosisconjunctivavitamin A deficiency → E50.0
  • Spots, spotting (in) (of)Bitot'sin the young child → E50.1
  • Spots, spotting (in) (of)Bitot'svitamin A deficiency → E50.1
  • Xerosiscorneavitamin A deficiency → E50.2
  • Keratitis (nodular) (nonulcerative) (simple) (zonular)xeroticvitamin A deficiency → E50.4
  • Amblyopia (congenital) (ex anopsia) (partial) (suppression)nocturnalvitamin A deficiency → E50.5
  • Blindness (acquired) (congenital) (both eyes)nightvitamin A deficiency → E50.5
  • Keratosisfollicularisvitamin A deficiency → E50.8
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSA → E50.9
  • Xerosisconjunctivawith Bitot's spotsvitamin A deficiency → E50.1
  • Xerosiscorneawith ulcerationvitamin A deficiency → E50.3
  • Scar, scarringcorneaxerophthalmicvitamin A deficiency → E50.6
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithBitot's spot (corneal) → E50.1
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithkeratomalacia → E50.4
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithnight blindness → E50.5
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithscar of cornea, xerophthalmic → E50.6
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithxerophthalmia → E50.7
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithfollicular keratosis → E50.8
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithmanifestations NEC → E50.8
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithxeroderma → E50.8
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithxerosisconjunctival → E50.0
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithxerosiscornea → E50.2
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithxerosisconjunctivaland Bitot's spot → E50.1
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSAwithxerosiscorneaand ulceration → E50.3

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