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Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 269.3
Mineral deficiency, not elsewhere classified
  • Short description: Mineral deficiency NEC.
  • ICD-9-CM 269.3 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 269.3 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 269.3.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 269.3: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 269.3 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E58 Dietary calcium deficiency
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E59 Dietary selenium deficiency
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E60 Dietary zinc deficiency
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E61.4 Chromium deficiency
    Or:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E61.5 Molybdenum deficiency
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute zinc deficiency
  • Calcium deficiency
  • Chloride deficiency
  • Chromium deficiency
  • Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome
  • Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome - mixed type
  • Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome - neurological type
  • Deficiency of selenium AND/OR vitamin E
  • Dietary calcium deficiency
  • Dietary deficiency of selenium AND vitamin E
  • Dietary iodine deficiency
  • Dietary selenium deficiency
  • Dietary zinc deficiency
  • Endemic nutritional zinc deficiency
  • Inadequate dietary intake of calcium
  • Inadequate dietary intake of iron
  • Inadequate dietary intake of zinc
  • Iodine deficiency
  • Iodine deficiency disease, non goiter
  • Iodine deficiency syndrome
  • Iron deficiency without anemia
  • Iron deficiency wo anemia
  • Keshan disease
  • Manganese deficiency
  • Mineral deficiency
  • Molybdenum deficiency
  • Myopathy secondary to deficiency of selenium and/or vitamin E
  • Phosphate deficiency
  • Secondary acquired zinc deficiency
  • Selenium deficiency
  • Trace element deficiency
  • Vanadium deficiency
  • Zinc deficiency
  • Zinc depletion syndrome
269.3 Excludes
Applies To
  • Deficiency:
    • calcium, dietary
    • iodine
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 269.3:
 269.2 ICD9Data.com 269.8 
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