E83.5

E83.5: Disorders of calcium metabolism

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E83.5 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for disorders of calcium metabolism. 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.

autoimmune hypoparathyroidism (E20.812)
autosomal dominant hypocalcemia (E20.810)
chondrocalcinosis (M11.1-M11.2)
hungry bone syndrome (E83.81)
hyperparathyroidism (E21.0-E21.3)
secondary hypoparathyroidism in diseases classified elsewhere (E20.811)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E83.5

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E83: Disorders of mineral metabolism

dietary mineral deficiency (E58-E61)
parathyroid disorders (E20-E21)
vitamin D deficiency (E55.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with E83.5

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

E58Dietary calcium deficiency
E61Deficiency of other nutrient elements
N20Calculus of kidney and ureter
R79.0Abnormal level of blood mineral

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 E83.5

4 child codes. Green means billable.