ICD-10 diagnosis code
E50.3 Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis
E50.3 is the ICD-10 code for Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and 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
E50.3 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
E50.3A-vitaminmangel med ulcerasjon og hornhinnetørrhet
DE503A-vitaminmangel med kronisk sår og tørhed i hornhinde
E50.3A-vitamiininpuute sekä sarveiskalvojen kuivuus ja haavaumat
E50.3Vitamin-A-Mangel mit Hornhautulzeration und Hornhautxerose
E50.3Avitaminose A avec xérosis et ulcération de la cornée
E50.3vitamine A-deficiëntie met ulceratie en xerosis van cornea
E50.3Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and 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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