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E53 Deficiency of other B group vitamins

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E53 is not billable. The category heads 4 billable codes in FY2027: the 4 codes directly below it.

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Where it sits

  1. Chapter 4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
  2. E50-E64 Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
  3. E53 Deficiency of other B group vitamins
Billable codes
4
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
1 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
61

Codes in E53

  1. E53.0
    Riboflavin deficiency
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Ariboflavinosis
    • Vitamin B2 deficiency
  2. E53.1
    Pyridoxine deficiency
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Vitamin B6 deficiency

    Excludes1

    • pyridoxine-responsive sideroblastic anemia (D64.3) D64.3
  3. E53.8
    Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 6, Excludes1 1, Excludes2 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Biotin deficiency
    • Cyanocobalamin deficiency
    • Folate deficiency
    • Folic acid deficiency
    • Pantothenic acid deficiency
    • Vitamin B12 deficiency

    Excludes1

    • folate deficiency anemia (D52.-) D52

    Excludes2

    • vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (D51.-) D51
  4. E53.9
    Vitamin B deficiency, unspecified
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At E53

Excludes1

  • sequelae of vitamin B deficiency (E64.8) E64.8

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

  • Ariboflavinosis → E53.0
  • Gopalan's syndrome (burning feet) → E53.0
  • Riboflavin deficiency → E53.0
  • Chacaleh → E53.8
  • Electric feet syndrome → E53.8
  • Melalgia, nutritional → E53.8
  • Avitaminosis (multiple)B2 → E53.0
  • Avitaminosis (multiple)G → E53.0
  • Deficiency, deficientriboflavin (vitamin B2) → E53.0
  • Avitaminosis (multiple)B6 → E53.1
  • Deficiency, deficientpyracin (alpha) (beta) → E53.1
  • Deficiency, deficientpyridoxal → E53.1
  • Deficiency, deficientpyridoxamine → E53.1
  • Deficiency, deficientpyridoxine (derivatives) → E53.1
  • Dependence (on) (syndrome)vitamin B6 → E53.1
  • Syndromevitamin B6 deficiency → E53.1
  • Avitaminosis (multiple)B12 → E53.8
  • Deficiency, deficientbiotin → E53.8
  • Deficiency, deficientcholine → E53.8
  • Deficiency, deficientcyanocobalamin → E53.8
  • Deficiency, deficientfolate → E53.8
  • Deficiency, deficientfolic acid → E53.8
  • Deficiency, deficientinositol (B complex) → E53.8
  • Deficiency, deficientpantothenic acid → E53.8
  • Degeneration, degenerativecombined (spinal cord) (subacute) → E53.8 [G32.0]
  • Lightning (effects) (stroke) (struck by)foot → E53.8
  • Myelopathy (spinal cord)vitamin B12 → E53.8 [G32.0]
  • Neuropathy, neuropathicvitamin B12 → E53.8 [G63]
  • Painfulfeet syndrome → E53.8
  • Syndromeelectric feet → E53.8
  • SyndromeGopalan's (burning feet) → E53.8
  • Avitaminosis (multiple)B → E53.9
  • Burningfeet syndrome → E53.9
  • Encephalopathy (acute)vitamin B deficiency NEC → E53.9 [G32.89]
  • Syndromeburning feet → E53.9
  • Cheilosis (angular)due tovitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency → E53.0
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSB2 (riboflavin) → E53.0
  • Deficiency, deficientvitamin (multiple) NOSG → E53.0
  • Perlèche NECdue toriboflavin deficiency → E53.0
  • Perlèche NECdue tovitamin B2 (riboflavin) deficiency → E53.0

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