Vitamin D Deficiency ICD-10-CM Codes | 2023
Learn more about the ICD-10 codes used for Vitamin D Deficiency, their billability, synonyms, and answers to FAQ. Use our guide to help you code more accurately.
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What ICD-10 Codes are Used for Vitamin D Deficiency?
If your patient has a vitamin D deficiency, the appropriate ICD-10 code you can use is E55: Vitamin D deficiency.
However, if you discovered that vitamin D is either a cause or symptom of what the patient is feeling, you can use the following Vitamin D Deficiency associated ICD Codes:
- E55: Vitamin D deficiency
- E55.0: Rickets, active
- E55.9: Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified
- M83: Adult osteomalacia
- M83.3: Adult osteomalacia due to malnutrition
- E64.3: Sequelae of rickets
Note that E55 and M83 aren’t valid for submission because they aren’t specific enough. To add, one must use two diagnosis codes before using E64.3.
Which Vitamin D Deficiency ICD codes are Billable:
Here’s a list of the most common ICD codes for Vitamin D deficiency and their billability:
- E55: No, it is not billable because it isn’t specific enough.
- E55.0: Yes, it is billable since there is a specified medical diagnosis of rickets, active
- E55.9: Yes, it is billable; however, it’s only acceptable if clinical information on the patient’s condition is unavailable or unknown.
- M83: No, it is not billable because of its lack of specificity.
- M83.3: Yes, it is billable since there is a specified medical diagnosis of adult osteomalacia due to malnutrition.
- E64.3: Yes, it is billable; however, it’s required that the patient must use two diagnosis codes before using this one.
Clinical Information
- A patient usually has a Vitamin D deficiency condition if they don’t include enough Vitamin D in the diet, their skin doesn’t produce enough Vitamin D, their body can’t absorb enough Vitamin D from their diet, or they cannot convert Vitamin D the one that the body can metabolize.
- If a patient doesn’t have enough vitamin D, their body cannot absorb calcium, and their immune, nervous, and muscle systems are at risk of getting compromised. In addition, a deficiency can lead to the patient developing conditions like osteoporosis and fractures and diseases like rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
- A patient is usually asked to take supplements to treat vitamin D deficiency.
- Prevention of this condition is as simple as eating vitamin D-rich food in moderation, like fatty fish, cheese, mushrooms, egg yolks, milk, orange juice, soy drinks, dairy, etc.
Synonyms Include:
Vitamin D deficiency:
- Decreased vitamin D
- Disorder of vitamin D
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Hyperparathyroidism due to vitamin D deficiency
Rickets
- Active rickets
- Osteomalacia
- Hypocalcemic rickets
Osteomalacia
- Adult osteomalacia due to malnutrition
- Osteomalacia due to vitamin D deficiency
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Commonly asked questions
Specific associated codes may be used when the practitioner has formulated a diagnosis. However, the specific code E55.9 - Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified - can only be used if clinical information on the patient’s condition is unknown or unavailable.
Most specific ICD codes with symptoms or causes of vitamin D deficiency are billable.
It may vary depending on how severe the condition is. However, to remedy the deficiency, a patient is recommended to take supplements or multivitamins.
