icd 10 code for vitamin a deficiencies with night blindness

What is D50-D53?

nutritional anemias ( D50-D53) Other nutritional deficiencies. Clinical Information. A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of vitamin a in the diet, characterized by night blindness and other ocular manifestations such as dryness of the conjunctiva and later of the cornea (xerophthalmia).

Is vitamin A deficiency a reimbursement?

Vitamin A deficiency. E50 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 E50 became effective on October 1, 2020.

The ICD code E50 is used to code Vitamin A deficiency

Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) is a lack of vitamin A in humans. It is common in poorer countries but rarely seen in more developed countries. Nyctalopia (night blindness) is one of the first signs of VAD. Xerophthalmia, keratomalacia, and complete blindness can also occur since Vitamin A has a major role in phototransduction.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E50.5 - Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code E50.5. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 264.5 was previously used, E50.5 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.