E61.1
Billable codeIron deficiency
The ICD-10 code for iron deficiency is E61.1.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
- iron deficiency anemia (D50.-)
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- E61.0Copper deficiency
- E61.2Magnesium deficiency
- E61.3Manganese deficiency
- E61.4Chromium deficiency
- E61.5Molybdenum deficiency
- E61.6Vanadium deficiency
- E61.7Deficiency of multiple nutrient elements
- E61.8Deficiency of other specified nutrient elements
- E61.9Deficiency of nutrient element, unspecified
- E61.1Iron deficiency
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 2693Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
E61.1 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.