2015 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 268.9
Unspecified vitamin D deficiency
- 2015
- Billable Thru Sept 30/2015
- Non-Billable On/After Oct 1/2015
- ICD-9-CM 268.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 268.9 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:
268.9 converts directly to:
- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E55.9 Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified
Clinical Information
- A nutritional condition produced by a deficiency of vitamin d in the diet, insufficient production of vitamin d in the skin, inadequate absorption of vitamin d from the diet, or abnormal conversion of vitamin d to its bioactive metabolites. It is manifested clinically as rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults. (from cecil textbook of medicine, 19th ed, p1406)
- Condition due to a deficiency of vitamin d
viosterol (see also Deficiency, calciferol) 268.9
vitamin (multiple) NEC 269.2
