E56
E56: Other vitamin deficiencies
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
E56 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other vitamin deficiencies. 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 other vitamin deficiencies (E64.8)
Other codes that can never be billed with E56
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- T45.2X6Underdosing of vitamins
- T45.2X6AUnderdosing of vitamins, initial encounter
- T45.2X6DUnderdosing of vitamins, subsequent encounter
- T45.2X6SUnderdosing of vitamins, sequela
- T45.7X6Underdosing of anticoagulant antagonist, vitamin K and other coagulants
- T45.7X6AUnderdosing of anticoagulant antagonist, vitamin K and other coagulants, initial encounter
- T45.7X6DUnderdosing of anticoagulant antagonist, vitamin K and other coagulants, subsequent encounter
- T45.7X6SUnderdosing of anticoagulant antagonist, vitamin K and other coagulants, sequela
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead E56
4 child codes. Green means billable.