E61 ICD-10-CA category: Deficiency of other nutrient elements
E61 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 10 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
E61Deficiency of other nutrient elements
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in E61
E61 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
E61.0Copper deficiencyE61.1Iron deficiencyE61.2Magnesium deficiencyE61.3Manganese deficiencyE61.4Chromium deficiencyE61.5Molybdenum deficiencyE61.6Vanadium deficiencyE61.7Deficiency of multiple nutrient elementsE61.8Deficiency of other specified nutrient elementsE61.9Deficiency of nutrient element, unspecifiedNotes for E61
As CIHI prints them, with any note E61 takes from the headings above it.
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX) to identify drug, if drug-induced.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Disorders of mineral metabolism (E83.-)iodine-deficiency-related thyroid disorders (E00-E02)sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (E64.-)
- Nutritional anaemias (D50-D53)From E50-E64 Other nutritional deficiencies
- 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 E61 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)
- 2Block E50-E64Other nutritional deficiencies
- 3Category E61Deficiency of other nutrient elements
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 E61 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. E61 (Deficiency of other nutrient elements) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 10 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is E61 in ICD-10-CA?
E61 sits under E50-E64 Other nutritional deficiencies, within Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).
What coding notes apply to E61?
ICD-10-CA lists Use additional code, Excludes, Note notes for E61, 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.
Codes beside E61
View E50-E64E50Vitamin A deficiencyE51Thiamine deficiencyE52Niacin deficiency [pellagra]E53Deficiency of other B group vitaminsE54Ascorbic acid deficiencyE55Vitamin D deficiencyE56Other vitamin deficienciesE58Dietary calcium deficiencyE59Dietary selenium deficiencyE60Dietary zinc deficiencyE63Other nutritional deficienciesE64Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies