E54

E54: Ascorbic acid deficiency

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E54 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for ascorbic acid deficiency. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check E54 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

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

scorbutic anemia (D53.2)
sequelae of vitamin C deficiency (E64.2)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Deficiency of vitamin C
Scurvy

Other codes that can never be billed with E54

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

D53.2Scorbutic anemia

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Barlow's disease
Cheadle's disease
Scurvy, scorbutic
Arthritis, arthritic›scorbutic
Deficiency, deficient›ascorbic acid
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›scorbutic, alveoli, teeth
Purpura›scorbutic
Scurvy, scorbutic›gum
Scurvy, scorbutic›infantile
Acid›deficiency›ascorbic
Deficiency, deficient›vitamin NOS›C
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›alveoli, teeth›scorbutic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.