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Compare/E55.0 vs M83

E55.0 vs M83

E55.0 (Rickets, active) compared with M83 (Adult osteomalacia), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. E55.0 carries an Excludes1 note covering M83: “adult osteomalacia (M83.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. M83 carries an Excludes1 note covering E55.0: “infantile and juvenile osteomalacia (E55.0)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. M83 carries an Excludes1 note covering E55.0: “rickets (active) (E55.0)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

E55.0Rickets, activeM83Adult osteomalacia
Billing statusBillableNon-billable header

Report instead: M83.0, M83.1, M83.2, M83.3, M83.4

ClassificationE00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)M00-M99 — Diseases of the Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue (M00-M99)
DefinitionRickets, active is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (E55.0).Adult osteomalacia is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (M83).
Includes
Infantile osteomalacia
Juvenile osteomalacia

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources