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Specific code 2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 266.9
Unspecified vitamin B deficiency
  • 2015
  • Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
  • Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015

  • ICD-9-CM 266.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 266.9 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: 266.9 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E53.9 Vitamin B deficiency, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Vitamin B deficiency
Clinical Information
  • A condition due to deficiency in any member of the vitamin b complex. These b vitamins are water-soluble and must be obtained from the diet because they are easily lost in the urine. Unlike the lipid-soluble vitamins, they cannot be stored in the body fat
  • Condition due to a deficiency of one or more of the b vitamins
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 266.9:
 266.2 ICD9Data.com 267 
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