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E53.8

Billable

Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins

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

What This Code Means

This code represents deficiency of other B vitamins not specifically listed, such as biotin, pantothenic acid, or folate deficiency.

Coding Tips

  • •Specify which B vitamin is deficient in the documentation for clarity
  • •Note that folate and B12 deficiencies have their own specific codes (E53.2 and E53.8 respectively); verify correct code selection

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • folate deficiency anemia (D52.-)
  • vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (D51.-)

Code Hierarchy

└E53Deficiency of other B group vitamins└E53.8Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins
└E53.8Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins

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