ICD-10 diagnosis code
E50.1 Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot spot and conjunctival xerosis
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.
E50.1A-vitaminbrist med Bitots fläck och xeros i konjunktiva
E50.1A-vitaminmangel med Bitots flekker og konjunktival tørrhet
DE501A-vitaminmangel med Bitots pletter og øjentørhed
E50.1A-vitamiininpuute ja Bitot'n läiskä sekä sidekalvojen kuivuus
E50.1Vitamin-A-Mangel mit Bitot-Flecken und Xerosis conjunctivae
E50.1Avitaminose A avec taches de Bitot et xérosis conjonctival
E50.1vitamine A-deficiëntie met vlekken van Bitôt en xerosis van conjunctiva
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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