E61
Header — not billableDeficiency of other nutrient elements
The ICD-10 code for deficiency of other nutrient elements is E61.
E61 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 10 more specific codes below.
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).
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under E61
- E61.0Copper deficiency
- E61.1Iron 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
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
- E63Other nutritional deficienciesnon-billable header
- E64Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficienciesnon-billable header
- E61Deficiency of other nutrient elementsnon-billable header