ICD-10 diagnosis code

E56 Other vitamin deficiencies

E56 is the ICD-10 code for Other vitamin deficiencies. 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 E56 excludes

Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.

sequelae of other vitamin deficiencies E64.8

Subcodes of E56

E56 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

E56Andra vitaminbristtillstånd

DenmarkICD-10-DK

DE56Andre vitaminmangel-tilstande

FinlandICD-10-FI

E56Muut vitamiininpuutteet

GermanyICD-10-GM

E56Sonstige Vitaminmangelzustände

FranceICD-10-FR

E56Autres avitaminoses

NetherlandsICD-10-NL

E56overige vitaminedeficiënties

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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