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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 269.2
Unspecified vitamin deficiency
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 269.2 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 269.2 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).
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 269.2 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E56.9 Vitamin deficiency, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Vitamin deficiency
Clinical Information
  • A disorder that is caused by the deficiency of a vitamin. The deficiency may result from either suboptimal vitamin intake or conditions that prevent the vitamin's use or absorption in the body. Representative examples include beriberi caused by thiamine deficiency, scurvy caused by vitamin c deficiency, and rickets caused by vitamin d deficiency
  • Condition due to a deficiency of one or more essential vitamins
Applies To
  • Multiple vitamin deficiency NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 269.2:
  • Avitaminosis (multiple NEC) (see also Deficiency, vitamin) 269.2
    • C (with scurvy) 267
    • multiple 269.2
  • Deficiency, deficient
  • Deprivation
    • vitamins (see also Deficiency, vitamin) 269.2
  • Disturbance - see also Disease
  • Encephalopathy (acute) 348.30
    • due to
      • birth injury (intracranial) 767.8
      • dialysis 294.8
      • drugs - (see also Table of Drugs and Chemicals) 349.82
      • hyperinsulinism - see Hyperinsulinism
      • influenza (virus) (see also Influenza) 487.8
      • lack of vitamin (see also Deficiency, vitamin) 269.2
      • nicotinic acid deficiency 291.2
      • serum (nontherapeutic) (therapeutic) 999.59
      • syphilis 094.81
      • trauma (postconcussional) 310.2
        • current (see also Concussion, brain) 850.9
          • with skull fracture - see Fracture, skull, by site, with intracranial injury
      • vaccination 323.51
  • Hypovitaminosis (see also Deficiency, vitamin) 269.2
  • Neuro-avitaminosis 269.2
  • Vitamin deficiency NEC (see also Deficiency, vitamin) 269.2
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