ICD-10-CM E54 is the diagnosis code for Ascorbic acid deficiency. This code falls under the section "Other nutritional deficiencies" within Chapter 4 — Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89). It is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Medical coders and healthcare providers use this code to document and classify diagnoses in electronic health records, insurance claims, and clinical databases.
The following conditions should never be coded at the same time as E54. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where E54 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, E54 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
E54 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Ascorbic acid deficiency". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
E54 is located in Section E50-E64 — "Other nutritional deficiencies" within Chapter 4 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use E54 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Ascorbic acid deficiency" and the clinical documentation supports this level of specificity. Always verify with the latest ICD-10-CM guidelines and payer requirements.
The ICD-10-CM code for Ascorbic acid deficiency is E54.
Yes, E54 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
E54 is in Chapter 4 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for E54 include: scorbutic anemia (D53.2); sequelae of vitamin C deficiency (E64.2).
Yes, E54 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.