ICD-10 diagnosis code

E53 Deficiency of other B group vitamins

E53 is the ICD-10 code for Deficiency of other B group vitamins. It is a three-character category divided into 4 subcodes; use the subcode whenever the record supports that level of detail. It belongs to the block E50–E64 (Other nutritional deficiencies) in Chapter IV, Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases.

Code type: Category (3 characters)
Chapter: IV · E00–E90
Classification: WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What E53 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

sequelae of vitamin B deficiency E64.8
vitamin B12 deficiency anaemia D51.-

Subcodes of E53

E53 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

E53Brist på andra vitaminer i B-gruppen

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DE53Andre B-vitamin mangeltilstande

FinlandICD-10-FI

E53Muiden B-ryhmän vitamiinien puute

GermanyICD-10-GM

E53Mangel an sonstigen Vitaminen des Vitamin-B-Komplexes

FranceICD-10-FR

E53Autres avitaminoses du groupe B

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

E53deficiëntie van overige vitaminen van B-groep

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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