Is E54 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. E54 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does E54 sit in the tabular list?

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64).

What cannot be coded together with E54?

E54 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

E54

E54 — Ascorbic acid deficiency

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E54 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for ascorbic acid deficiency. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

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

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Deficiency of vitamin C
Scurvy

Other codes that can never be billed with E54

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at E54. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading E54 alone.

D53.2Scorbutic anemia

Risk adjustment

E54 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

How E54 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to E54.

Barlow's disease
Cheadle's disease
Scurvy, scorbutic
Arthritis, arthritic›scorbutic
Deficiency, deficient›ascorbic acid
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›scorbutic, alveoli, teeth
Purpura›scorbutic
Scurvy, scorbutic›gum
Scurvy, scorbutic›infantile
Acid›deficiency›ascorbic
Deficiency, deficient›vitamin NOS›C
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›alveoli, teeth›scorbutic

Questions about E54

Is E54 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. E54 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does E54 sit in the tabular list?: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Other nutritional deficiencies (E50-E64).
What cannot be coded together with E54?: E54 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.