ICD-10-CM · Chapter 4 · E00–E89
E63.8
Other specified nutritional deficiencies
Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Quick facts
- Code
- E63.8
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 4 — Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- Category
- E63 — Other nutritional deficiencies
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM E63.8 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of other specified nutritional deficiencies. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in E63
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