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E50.6 - Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea


The ICD 10 Code for Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea is listed as E50.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: E50.6
Description: Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
124 - Other Disorders Of The Eye W Mcc
125 - Other Disorders Of The Eye W/o Mcc
Chapter Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
Block Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
Parent E50 - Vitamin A deficiency
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 264.6 - Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E50.6:
E50.0 - Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis
E50.1 - Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis
E50.2 - Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis
E50.3 - Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis
E50.4 - Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia
E50.5 - Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness
E50.7 - Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
E50.8 - Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
E50.9 - Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified