Code-level instructions

Includes

Deficiency of vitamin C
Scurvy

Excludes 1

scorbutic anemia (D53.2)
sequelae of vitamin C deficiency (E64.2)

Inherited instructions

Chapters 4 · Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)

Excludes 1

transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)

Note

All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used 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.

E50-E64 · Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64)

Excludes 2

nutritional anemias (D50-D53)

Official index references (12)

Acid (1)

Acid › deficiency › ascorbicDisease index

Arthritis, arthritic(acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) (1)

Arthritis, arthritic(acute) (chronic) (nonpyogenic) (subacute) › scorbuticDisease index

Barlow's disease (1)

Barlow's diseaseDisease index

Cheadle's disease (1)

Cheadle's diseaseDisease index

Deficiency, deficient (2)

Deficiency, deficient › ascorbic acidDisease index
Deficiency, deficient › vitamin(multiple) NOS › CDisease index

Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory(with exudation) (2)

Purpura (1)

Purpura › scorbuticDisease index

Scurvy, scorbutic (3)

Scurvy, scorbuticDisease index
Scurvy, scorbutic › gumDisease index
Scurvy, scorbutic › infantileDisease index

References from other codes (2)

D53.2 · Scorbutic anemia

Excludes 1 · scurvy (E54)

D77 · Other disorders of blood and blood-forming organs in diseases classified elsewhere

Code first · vitamin C deficiency (E54)

MS-DRG · 43.1

640 · Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes with MCC
641 · Miscellaneous Disorders of Nutrition, Metabolism, Fluids and Electrolytes without MCC

2026-04-01 – 2026-09-30

Code history

No recorded change since first observation

ChangedUnchanged

FY2016

Effective from 2015-10-01

First observed

Ascorbic acid deficiency

Billable diagnosis code

CDC/NCHS · FY2016

All editions (19)

All editions	Effective from	Code history
FY2016	2015-10-01	First observed
FY2017	2016-10-01	No tabular change
FY2018	2017-10-01	No tabular change
FY2019	2018-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020	2019-10-01	No tabular change
FY2020 · April	2020-04-01	No tabular change
FY2021	2020-10-01	No tabular change
FY2021 · 01-01	2021-01-01	No tabular change
FY2022	2021-10-01	No tabular change
FY2022 · 04-01	2022-04-01	No tabular change
FY2023	2022-10-01	No tabular change
FY2023 · 04-01	2023-04-01	No tabular change
FY2024	2023-10-01	No tabular change
FY2024 · 04-01	2024-04-01	No tabular change
FY2025	2024-10-01	No tabular change
FY2025 · 04-01	2025-04-01	No tabular change
FY2026	2025-10-01	No tabular change
FY2026 · April	2026-04-01	No tabular change
FY2027	2026-10-01	No tabular change

Historical ICD-9 mappings · 2018

Historical mapping only; not an automatic code substitution.

267 · Approximate