2018

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  2. E00-E89 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
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  3. E50-E64 Other nutritional deficiencies
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  4. E52- Niacin deficiency [pellagra]
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2018 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E52

Niacin deficiency [pellagra]

Applicable To
  • Niacin (-tryptophan) deficiency
  • Nicotinamide deficiency
  • Pellagra (alcoholic)
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as E52. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • sequelae of niacin deficiency (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E64.8

    Sequelae of other nutritional deficiencies

      2016 2017 2018 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
    E64.8
    )
The following code(s) above E52 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to E52:
  • E00-E89
    2018 ICD-10-CM Range E00-E89

    Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

    Note
    • 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.
    Type 1 Excludes
    • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
    Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
  • E50-E64
    2018 ICD-10-CM Range E50-E64

    Other nutritional deficiencies

    Type 2 Excludes
    Other nutritional deficiencies
Approximate Synonyms Clinical Information ICD-10-CM E52 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v35.0):

Convert E52 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
Code annotations containing back-references to E52:

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to E52:

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To E52
E50.7 Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
E50.8 Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency
E50.9 Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified
E51 Thiamine deficiency
E51.1 Beriberi
E51.11 Dry beriberi
E51.12 Wet beriberi
E51.2 Wernicke's encephalopathy
E51.8 Other manifestations of thiamine deficiency
E51.9 Thiamine deficiency, unspecified
E52 Niacin deficiency [pellagra]
E53 Deficiency of other B group vitamins
E53.0 Riboflavin deficiency
E53.1 Pyridoxine deficiency
E53.8 Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins
E53.9 Vitamin B deficiency, unspecified
E54 Ascorbic acid deficiency
E55 Vitamin D deficiency
E55.0 Rickets, active
E55.9 Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified
E56 Other vitamin deficiencies

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