E60

Dietary zinc deficiency

Billable / specific

E60 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • 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.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

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

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

Also known as

  • Deficiency, deficient, zinc, dietary
  • Zinc, deficiency, dietary

Related codes

  • E50Vitamin A deficiencyHeader
  • E51Thiamine deficiencyHeader
  • E52Niacin deficiency [pellagra]Billable
  • E53Deficiency of other B group vitaminsHeader
  • E54Ascorbic acid deficiencyBillable
  • E55Vitamin D deficiencyHeader
  • E56Other vitamin deficienciesHeader
  • E58Dietary calcium deficiencyBillable
  • E59Dietary selenium deficiencyBillable
  • E61Deficiency of other nutrient elementsHeader
  • E63Other nutritional deficienciesHeader
  • E64Sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficienciesHeader

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