ICD-10 diagnosis code

E50.1 Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot spot and conjunctival xerosis

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E50.1 is the ICD-10 code for Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot spot and conjunctival xerosis. It is a four-character subcategory of E50 (Vitamin A deficiency), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block E50–E64 (Other nutritional deficiencies) in Chapter IV, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases.

Code type
Subcategory (4 characters)
Chapter
IV · E00–E90
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What E50.1 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • Bitot spot in the young child

E50.1 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

NorwayICD-10-NO

E50.1A-vitaminmangel med Bitots flekker og konjunktival tørrhet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DE501A-vitaminmangel med Bitots pletter og øjentørhed

FinlandICD-10-FI

E50.1A-vitamiininpuute ja Bitot'n läiskä sekä sidekalvojen kuivuus

GermanyICD-10-GM

E50.1Vitamin-A-Mangel mit Bitot-Flecken und Xerosis conjunctivae

FranceICD-10-FR

E50.1Avitaminose A avec taches de Bitot et xérosis conjonctival

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

E50.1vitamine A-deficiëntie met vlekken van Bitôt en xerosis van conjunctiva

United StatesICD-10-CM

E50.1Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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