Is E53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. E53 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does E53 sit in the tabular list?

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64).

What cannot be coded together with E53?

E53 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

E53

E53 — Deficiency of other B group vitamins

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E53 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for deficiency of other b group vitamins. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

sequelae of vitamin B deficiency (E64.8)

Other codes that can never be billed with E53

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at E53. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading E53 alone.

D52Folate deficiency anemia
D81.81Biotin-dependent carboxylase deficiency
K13.0Diseases of lips

Risk adjustment

E53 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead E53

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about E53

Is E53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. E53 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does E53 sit in the tabular list?: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64).
What cannot be coded together with E53?: E53 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.