E56.1 is the ICD-10 code for Deficiency of vitamin K. It is a four-character subcategory of E56 (Other vitamin deficiencies), 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 E56.1 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
E56.1 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
E56.1K-vitaminbrist
E56.1K-vitaminmangel
DE561K-vitaminmangel
E56.1K-vitamiininpuute
E56.1Vitamin-K-Mangel
E56.1Carence en vitamine K
E56.1vitamine K-deficiëntie
E56.1Deficiency of vitamin K
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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