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E50.5

Billable

Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness

Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

E50-E64

Parent Code

E50

Coding Notes

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
  • sequelae of vitamin A deficiency (E64.1)

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code E50.5?

ICD-10-CM code E50.5 represents "Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is E50.5 a billable code?

Yes, E50.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is E50.5 in?

E50.5 is in Chapter 4: Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (codes E00-E89).

What codes cannot be used with E50.5?

E50.5 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74); sequelae of vitamin A deficiency (E64.1).

What SNOMED CT codes does E50.5 map to?

E50.5 maps to 3 SNOMED CT concepts: 53808001, 65194006, 15509004. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for E50.5?

E50.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0154236. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.