E50-E64 ICD-10-CA block: Other nutritional deficiencies
E50-E64 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 49 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
E50-E64Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in E50-E64
E50-E64 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
E50Vitamin A deficiency (10 codes)E51Thiamine deficiency (4 codes)E52Niacin deficiency [pellagra]E53Deficiency of other B group vitamins (4 codes)E54Ascorbic acid deficiencyE55Vitamin D deficiency (2 codes)E56Other vitamin deficiencies (4 codes)E58Dietary calcium deficiencyE59Dietary selenium deficiencyE60Dietary zinc deficiencyE61Deficiency of other nutrient elements (10 codes)E63Other nutritional deficiencies (4 codes)E64Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (6 codes)Notes for E50-E64
As CIHI prints them, with any note E50-E64 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Nutritional anaemias (D50-D53)
- Complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to fetus and newborn (P70-P74)From Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Note
- All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter II. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8)(E07.0) (E16-E31)(E34.-) may be used, if desired, as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.From Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
Where E50-E64 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
- 2Block E50-E64Other nutritional deficiencies
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is E50-E64 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. E50-E64 (Other nutritional deficiencies) is a block heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 49 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is E50-E64 in ICD-10-CA?
E50-E64 sits under Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).
What coding notes apply to E50-E64?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes, Note notes for E50-E64, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.