E55.9
Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified
Applicable To
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Avitaminosis D
Approximate Synonyms
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Vitamin d deficiency
Clinical Information
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A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of vitamin d in the diet, insufficient production of vitamin d in the skin, inadequate absorption of vitamin d from the diet, or abnormal conversion of vitamin d to its bioactive metabolites. It is manifested clinically as rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. from cecil textbook of medicine, 19th ed, p1406)
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Condition due to a deficiency of vitamin d.
Details
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E55.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
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The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM E55.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
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This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E55.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 E55.9 may differ.