Is E83.4 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. E83.4 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does E83.4 sit in the tabular list?

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Metabolic disorders (E70-E88).

E83.4

E83.4 — Disorders of magnesium metabolism

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E83.4 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for disorders of magnesium metabolism. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

E83.4 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 E83.4

4 child codes. Green means billable.

E83.40Disorders of magnesium metabolism, unspecified
E83.41Hypermagnesemia
E83.42Hypomagnesemia
E83.49Other disorders of magnesium metabolism

Related codes at this level

Codes that share E83. If E83.4 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

E83.0Disorders of copper metabolism
E83.1Disorders of iron metabolism
E83.2Disorders of zinc metabolism
E83.3Disorders of phosphorus metabolism and phosphatases
E83.5Disorders of calcium metabolism
E83.8Other disorders of mineral metabolism
E83.9Disorder of mineral metabolism, unspecified

Questions about E83.4

Is E83.4 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. E83.4 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does E83.4 sit in the tabular list?: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Metabolic disorders (E70-E88).