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ICD-10 diagnosis code

E50.2 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis

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E50.2 is the ICD-10 code for Vitamin A deficiency with corneal 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

E50.2 in national editions

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

SwedenICD-10-SE

E50.2A-vitaminbrist med xeros i kornea

NorwayICD-10-NO

E50.2A-vitaminmangel med konjunktival tørrhet

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DE502A-vitaminmangel med tørhed i hornhinde

FinlandICD-10-FI

E50.2A-vitamiininpuute ja sarveiskalvojen kuivuus

GermanyICD-10-GM

E50.2Vitamin-A-Mangel mit Hornhautxerose

FranceICD-10-FR

E50.2Avitaminose A avec xérosis cornéen

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

E50.2vitamine A-deficiëntie met xerosis van cornea

United StatesICD-10-CM

E50.2Vitamin A deficiency with corneal 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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