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E50.1

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Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis

This code does not map to an HCC category in any model (V28, V24, ESRD, RxHCC).

What This Code Means

Vitamin A deficiency causing white spots (Bitot's spots) on the eye and drying of the clear membrane covering the white part of the eye.

Coding Tips

  • •Bitot's spots are pathognomonic for vitamin A deficiency and help confirm the diagnosis
  • •Document whether conjunctival xerosis is present to ensure accurate code selection

Code Hierarchy

└E50Vitamin A deficiency└E50.1Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis
└E50.1Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis

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