ICD-10-CM E59 is the diagnosis code for Dietary selenium 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 E59. They are mutually exclusive:
Understanding where E59 sits in the ICD-10-CM classification helps ensure proper coding:
Yes, E59 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
E59 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for "Dietary selenium deficiency". It is used by healthcare providers to classify and document this condition in medical records and insurance claims.
E59 is located in Section E50-E64 — "Other nutritional deficiencies" within Chapter 4 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Use E59 when the patients documented diagnosis matches "Dietary selenium 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 Dietary selenium deficiency is E59.
Yes, E59 can be used as a primary diagnosis code since it is billable and specific.
E59 is in Chapter 4 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List.
Type 1 Excludes for E59 include: sequelae of selenium deficiency (E64.8).
Yes, E59 is a valid ICD-10-CM code for the 2026 fiscal year, subject to official CMS updates.