E50 Vitamin A deficiency
ICD-10-CM category E50 sits in Chapter 4 (Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases, E00-E89). It contains 10 billable codes for FY2027, effective October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027. Always code to the most specific code available: a code with more characters that describes the diagnosis more precisely takes priority over a shorter one.
Billable codes in E50
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
E50.0 | Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis |
E50.1 | Vitamin A deficiency with 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 |
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