E53.8 is the authoritative medical code for Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for deficiency of other specified b group vitamins (ICD-10-CM E53.8), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code E53.8. Inclusion terms: Biotin deficiency; Cyanocobalamin deficiency; Folate deficiency; Folic acid deficiency; Pantothenic acid deficiency; Vitamin B12 deficiency. Excludes1 (not coded here): folate deficiency anemia D52.-; sequelae of vitamin B deficiency E64.8. Excludes2 (not included here): vitamin B12 deficiency anemia D51.-; nutritional anemias D50-D53.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for E53.8 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Biotin deficiency
- Cyanocobalamin deficiency
- Folate deficiency
- Folic acid deficiency
- Pantothenic acid deficiency
- Vitamin B12 deficiency
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- folate deficiency anemia D52.-
- sequelae of vitamin B deficiency E64.8
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- vitamin B12 deficiency anemia D51.-
- nutritional anemias D50-D53
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with E53.8?
Per Excludes1 instructions, E53.8 must not be reported with: folate deficiency anemia (D52.-); sequelae of vitamin B deficiency (E64.8).
Can E53.8 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per Excludes2 instructions, E53.8 and the following may both be reported when both are present: vitamin B12 deficiency anemia (D51.-); nutritional anemias (D50-D53).
What conditions are included under E53.8?
Deficiency of other specified B group vitamins includes: Biotin deficiency; Cyanocobalamin deficiency; Folate deficiency; Folic acid deficiency; Pantothenic acid deficiency.
Codes in This Family (4)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as E53.8, with their registry titles.
- E53 — Deficiency of other B group vitamins
- E53.0 — Riboflavin deficiency
- E53.1 — Pyridoxine deficiency
- E53.9 — Vitamin B deficiency, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (30)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Acid, deficiency, folic
- Acid, deficiency, pantothenic
- Avitaminosis (multiple), B12
- Chacaleh
- Deficiency, deficient, biotin
- Deficiency, deficient, choline
- Deficiency, deficient, cyanocobalamin
- Deficiency, deficient, folate
- Deficiency, deficient, folic acid
- Deficiency, deficient, inositol (B complex)
- Deficiency, deficient, pantothenic acid
- Deficiency, deficient, vitamin NOS (multiple), B12
- Deficiency, deficient, vitamin NOS (multiple), folic acid
- Deficiency, deficient, vitamin NOS (multiple), group B, specified NEC
- Deficiency, deficient, vitamin NOS (multiple), H (biotin)
- Degeneration, degenerative, brain (cortical) (progressive), in, vitamin B12 deficiency
- Degeneration, degenerative, combined (spinal cord) (subacute)
- Degeneration, degenerative, combined (spinal cord) (subacute), in (due to), vitamin B12 deficiency
- Dementia (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety), in (due to), vitamin B12 deficiency
- Dementia (degenerative (primary)) (persisting) (unspecified severity) (without behavioral disturbance, psychotic disturbance, mood disturbance, and anxiety), in (due to), vitamin B12 deficiency, with behavioral disturbance
- Electric feet syndrome
- Lightning (effects) (stroke) (struck by), foot
- Melalgia, nutritional
- Myelopathy (spinal cord), vitamin B12
- Neuropathy, neuropathic, vitamin B12
- Painful, feet syndrome
- Polyneuropathy (peripheral), in (due to), vitamin B12 deficiency
- Syndrome, electric feet
- Syndrome, Gopalan's (burning feet)
- Syndrome, painful, feet
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