E53.9

E53.9: Vitamin B deficiency, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E53.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for vitamin b deficiency, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E53.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E53: Deficiency of other B group vitamins

sequelae of vitamin B deficiency (E64.8)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

E53.9 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A52996Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care
A57954Billing and Coding: Routine Foot Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Avitaminosis›B
Burning›feet syndrome
Encephalopathy›vitamin B deficiency NEC
Syndrome›burning feet
Deficiency, deficient›vitamin NOS›B NOS(complex)
Deficiency, deficient›vitamin NOS›group B
Polyneuropathy›in›deficiency›B vitamins(-complex)
Stomatitis›due to›vitamin deficiency›B group NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.