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Specific code 2011 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 269.2
Unspecified vitamin deficiency
  • Short description: Vitamin Deficiency NOS.
  • 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).
  • You are viewing the 2011 version of ICD-9-CM 269.2.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 269.2: 2012 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 269.2 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM E56.9 Vitamin deficiency, unspecified
Approximate Synonyms
  • Vitamin deficiency
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) 348.39
      • 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) 999.5
      • 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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