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E53.8

Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30
Exclusions 5 never code together
E53.8code
Excludes1
E53code
Excludes1
  • sequelae of vitamin B deficiency (E64.8)E64.8
E50-E64block
Excludes2
  • nutritional anemias (D50-D53)D50-D53
E00-E89chapter
Excludes1
  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)P70-P74

Excludes1 — never code together. The excluded condition and this one are mutually exclusive.

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 7
E53.8code
Inclusion terms
  • Biotin deficiency
  • Cyanocobalamin deficiency
  • Folate deficiency
  • Folic acid deficiency
  • Pantothenic acid deficiency
  • Vitamin B12 deficiencyB12B12
E00-E89chapter
Notes
  • All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.E05.8E07.0E16-E31E34.-
Index entries leading here 14
  • Acid
  • Avitaminosis (multiple) E56.9
  • Deficiency, deficient
  • Degeneration, degenerative
    • brain (cortical) (progressive) G31.9
      • in
        • vitamin B12 deficiency E53.8
    • combined (spinal cord) (subacute) E53.8
      • in (due to)
        • vitamin B12 deficiency E53.8
  • Chacaleh E53.8
  • Dementia (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety) F03.90
    • in (due to)
      • vitamin B12 deficiency E53.8
        • with behavioral disturbance E53.8
  • Syndrome — see also Disease
  • Electric feet syndrome E53.8
  • Painful — see also Pain
  • Lightning (effects) (stroke) (struck by) T75.00
  • Polyneuropathy (peripheral) G62.9
    • in (due to)
      • vitamin B12 deficiency E53.8
  • Melalgia, nutritional E53.8
  • Myelopathy (spinal cord) G95.9
  • Neuropathy, neuropathic G62.9
Alongside this code 3 same parent — E53
Additional references
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Risk adjustment

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This code

Billable
yes
Code set
FY2026
Parent
E53
Block
E50-E64
Siblings
3

Present FY2024–FY2027.