ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
E55.9 Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified
BillableValid for claims as a specific diagnosis code
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Coding notes for E55.9
Applicable to Other names for conditions reported with this code.
- Avitaminosis D
Also applies, from E55 Vitamin D deficiency
Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).
Block E50-E64 notes (apply to every code in it)
Chapter 4 notes (apply to every code in it)
Note
- All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.
Related codes in E55
- E55.0 Rickets, activeBillable
Latest research on vitamin D deficiency
- Lower vitamin D levels in the second and third trimesters are associated with an increased risk of early childhood caries in children
- Long-term calcium and vitamin D supplementation does not impact all-cause mortality
- Low vitamin D levels accelerates muscle mass loss in patients with chronic liver disease
- Maternal iron and vitamin D status was associated with maternal depression during pregnancy
- Vitamin D supplementation reduced the rates of ICU admissions and mechanical ventilation associated with SARS-CoV-2 Infection
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