Vitamin D Deficiency ICD-10-CM Codes | 2023

Learn more about the ICD-10 codes used for Vitamin D Deficiency, their billability, synonyms, and answers to FAQ. Use our guide to help you code more accurately.

By RJ Gumban on Jun 16, 2024.

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Vitamin D Deficiency ICD-10-CM Codes | 2023

What ICD-10 Codes are Used for Vitamin D Deficiency?

If your patient has a vitamin D deficiency, the appropriate ICD-10 code you can use is E55: Vitamin D deficiency.

However, if you discovered that vitamin D is either a cause or symptom of what the patient is feeling, you can use the following Vitamin D Deficiency associated ICD Codes:

  • E55: Vitamin D deficiency
  • E55.0: Rickets, active
  • E55.9: Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified
  • M83: Adult osteomalacia
  • M83.3: Adult osteomalacia due to malnutrition
  • E64.3: Sequelae of rickets

Note that E55 and M83 aren’t valid for submission because they aren’t specific enough. To add, one must use two diagnosis codes before using E64.3.

Which Vitamin D Deficiency ICD codes are Billable: 

Here’s a list of the most common ICD codes for Vitamin D deficiency and their billability:

  • E55: No, it is not billable because it isn’t specific enough.
  • E55.0: Yes, it is billable since there is a specified medical diagnosis of rickets, active
  • E55.9: Yes, it is billable; however, it’s only acceptable if clinical information on the patient’s condition is unavailable or unknown.
  • M83: No, it is not billable because of its lack of specificity.
  • M83.3: Yes, it is billable since there is a specified medical diagnosis of adult osteomalacia due to malnutrition. 
  • E64.3: Yes, it is billable; however, it’s required that the patient must use two diagnosis codes before using this one. 

Clinical Information

  • A patient usually has a Vitamin D deficiency condition if they don’t include enough Vitamin D in the diet, their skin doesn’t produce enough Vitamin D, their body can’t absorb enough Vitamin D from their diet, or they cannot convert Vitamin D the one that the body can metabolize. 
  • If a patient doesn’t have enough vitamin D, their body cannot absorb calcium, and their immune, nervous, and muscle systems are at risk of getting compromised. In addition, a deficiency can lead to the patient developing conditions like osteoporosis and fractures and diseases like rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults.
  • A patient is usually asked to take supplements to treat vitamin D deficiency. 
  • Prevention of this condition is as simple as eating vitamin D-rich food in moderation, like fatty fish, cheese, mushrooms, egg yolks, milk, orange juice, soy drinks, dairy, etc.

Synonyms Include:

Vitamin D deficiency:

  • Decreased vitamin D
  • Disorder of vitamin D
  • Vitamin D deficiency
  • Hyperparathyroidism due to vitamin D deficiency 

Rickets

  • Active rickets
  • Osteomalacia
  • Hypocalcemic rickets

Osteomalacia 

  • Adult osteomalacia due to malnutrition
  • Osteomalacia due to vitamin D deficiency
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Commonly asked questions

When to use a Vitamin D Deficiency ICD code?

Specific associated codes may be used when the practitioner has formulated a diagnosis. However, the specific code E55.9 - Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified - can only be used if clinical information on the patient’s condition is unknown or unavailable. 

Are Vitamin D Deficiency diagnoses billable?

Most specific ICD codes with symptoms or causes of vitamin D deficiency are billable.

What are the common treatments for Vitamin D Deficiency Diagnosis Codes?

It may vary depending on how severe the condition is. However, to remedy the deficiency, a patient is recommended to take supplements or multivitamins.

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