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E54

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Ascorbic acid deficiency

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

What This Code Means

Ascorbic acid deficiency (vitamin C deficiency) causes scurvy, characterized by bleeding gums, poor wound healing, weakness, and joint pain.

Coding Tips

  • •Scurvy is rare in developed countries; document risk factors such as poor diet, alcoholism, or malabsorption
  • •Code any associated anemia or bleeding manifestations separately if documented

Excludes 1 — Do NOT code together

  • scorbutic anemia (D53.2)
  • sequelae of vitamin C deficiency (E64.2)

Code Hierarchy

└E54Ascorbic acid deficiency
└E54Ascorbic acid deficiency

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