E63
Header — not billableOther nutritional deficiencies
The ICD-10 code for other nutritional deficiencies is E63.
E63 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- E50Vitamin A deficiencynon-billable header
- E51Thiamine deficiencynon-billable header
- E52Niacin deficiency [pellagra]
- E53Deficiency of other B group vitaminsnon-billable header
- E54Ascorbic acid deficiency
- E55Vitamin D deficiencynon-billable header
- E56Other vitamin deficienciesnon-billable header
- E58Dietary calcium deficiency
- E59Dietary selenium deficiency
- E60Dietary zinc deficiency
- E61Deficiency of other nutrient elementsnon-billable header
- E64Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficienciesnon-billable header
- E63Other nutritional deficienciesnon-billable header