E52
E52: Niacin deficiency [pellagra]
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E52 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for niacin deficiency [pellagra]. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E52 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- sequelae of niacin deficiency (E64.8)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Niacin (-tryptophan) deficiency
- Nicotinamide deficiency
- Pellagra (alcoholic)
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E52 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A56232Billing and Coding: Foot Care
- A56680Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
- A57188Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Niacin deficiency(amide)
- Nicotinic acid deficiency
- Pellagra(alcoholic)
- Alcohol, alcoholic, alcohol-induced›pellagra
- Avitaminosis›nicotinic acid
- Cheilosis›with pellagra
- Deficiency, deficient›niacin(amide) (-tryptophan)
- Deficiency, deficient›nicotinamide
- Deficiency, deficient›nicotinic acid
- Dermatitis›pellagrous
- Encephalopathy›pellagrous
- Erythema, erythematous›endemic
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.