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ICD-10-CM category E55: Vitamin D deficiency

Category E55 is a heading in chapter 4 (Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)), section Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64). It is not billable; report one of the 2 complete codes below.

Notes that apply to every E55 code

Excludes1 (never coded together)
  • adult osteomalacia (M83.-)
  • osteoporosis (M80.-)
  • sequelae of rickets (E64.3)

Billable codes in E55

Billable FY2027 ICD-10-CM codes in category E55
CodeDescription
E55.0Rickets, active
E55.9Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified

Sources

Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-10. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions. The reference methodology explains how each figure is computed from these files.

Codes from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM files (all chapters). Report the code that matches the documentation and the Official Guidelines; this list is not coding advice.