E54
Billable codeAscorbic acid deficiency
The ICD-10 code for ascorbic acid deficiency is E54.
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).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Deficiency of vitamin C
- Scurvy
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
- E50Vitamin A deficiencynon-billable header
- E51Thiamine deficiencynon-billable header
- E52Niacin deficiency [pellagra]
- E53Deficiency of other B group vitaminsnon-billable header
- 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
- E63Other nutritional deficienciesnon-billable header
- E64Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficienciesnon-billable header
- E54Ascorbic acid deficiency
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 267Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
E54 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.