E54 – Ascorbic acid deficiency
Coding Notes
Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions
Type 1 Excludes
scorbutic anemia (D53.2)
sequelae of vitamin C deficiency (E64.2)
Applicable To
Deficiency of vitamin C
Scurvy
GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM
Fs: 10000
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Ascorbic acid deficiency
MDC / MS-DRG Reference
Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes
Acid
deficiency
Arthritis, arthritic
(acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute)
M19.90
Deficiency, deficient
vitamin NOS
(multiple)
E56.9
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory
(with exudation)
Sibling Codes
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| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| E00-E89 | Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89) |
| E50-E64 | Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64) |
| E54 |
Ascorbic acid deficiency
Type 1 Excludes
scorbutic anemia (D53.2)
sequelae of vitamin C deficiency (E64.2)
Applicable to
Deficiency of vitamin C
Scurvy
|