E56.1
E56.1: Deficiency of vitamin K
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E56.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for deficiency of vitamin k. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E56.1 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.
Other codes that can never be billed with E56.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- 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.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Menadione deficiency
- Avitaminosis›K
- Deficiency, deficient›menadione(vitamin K)
- Deficiency, deficient›vitamin NOS›K
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.