E51.8

E51.8: Other manifestations of thiamine deficiency

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E51.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other manifestations of thiamine deficiency. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check E51.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E51.8

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E51: Thiamine deficiency

sequelae of thiamine deficiency (E64.8)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

E51.8 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A54969Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A56619Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57307Billing and Coding: Nerve Conduction Studies and Electromyography
A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Thiamin deficiency›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.