E50.9

Applicable To

• Hypovitaminosis A NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Vitamin a deficiency

Clinical Information

• A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of vitamin a in the diet, characterized by night blindness and other ocular manifestations such as dryness of the conjunctiva and later of the cornea xerophthalmia). Vitamin a deficiency is a very common problem worldwide, particularly in developing countries as a consequence of famine or shortages of vitamin a-rich foods. In the United States it is found among the urban poor, the elderly, alcoholics, and patients with malabsorption. from cecil textbook of medicine, 19th ed, p1179)

• Condition due to a deficiency of vitamin a.

• Deficiency of vitamin a due to malnutrition, malabsorption, or dietary lack. It is manifested with reduced night vision, night blindness, and xerophthalmia.

Details

• E50.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM E50.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E50.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 E50.9 may differ.