2. For 82306: If more than one LCD-listed condition contributes to Vitamin D deficiency in a given patient and/or is improved by Vitamin D administration, coders should use: ICD-10 E55. 9 UNSPECIFIED VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY. This code should not be used for any other indication.
E55. 9 - Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified. ICD-10-CM.
ICD-10 code: E55. 9 Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified.
ICD-10 | Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified (E55. 9)
Measurement of 1, 25-OH Vitamin D level is indicated for patients with: unexplained hypercalcemia (suspected granulomatous disease or lymphoma) unexplained hypercalciuria (suspected granulomatous disease or lymphoma) suspected genetic childhood rickets.
This LCD outlines the indications for vitamin D, 25-hydroxy (CPT code 82306). This test is appropriate for assessment of vitamin D deficiency.
ICD-10 code R79. 89 for Other specified abnormal findings of blood chemistry is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified .
Vitamin B-12 (82607) and folate (82746) can be tested up to four times per year for malabsorption syndromes (K90. 9) or deficiency disorders (D81. 818, D81.
There is agreement within the literature that serum vitamin B12 testing should be used to diagnose vitamin B12 deficiency in symptomatic and high-risk populations. One of the leading causes of vitamin B12 deficiency is pernicious anemia, an autoimmune disease that results in the failure to produce intrinsic factor.
ICD-10 code D51. 9 for Vitamin B12 deficiency anemia, unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism .
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z79.899 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Z77-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM Z79.1 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Z77-Z99 Persons with potential health hazards related to family and personal history and certain conditions influencing health status
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM E56 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Other vitamin deficiencies. E56 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM E56 became effective on October 1, 2020. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E56 - other international versions of ICD-10 E56 may differ.
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Vitamin D is a hormone, synthesized by the skin, the liver, and then metabolized by the kidney to an active hormone, calcitriol. An excess of vitamin D may lead to hypercalcemia. Vitamin D deficiency may lead to a variety of disorders.