`E64.8` Sequelae of other nutritional deficiencies

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

condition resulting from (sequela) of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies

This category is to be used to indicate conditions in categories E43, E44, E46, E50-E63 as the cause of sequelae, which are themselves classified elsewhere. The 'sequelae' include conditions specified as such; they also include the late effects of diseases classifiable to the above categories if the disease itself is no longer present

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 640-641 in MDC 10.

Type 1 Excludes: E51 Thiamine deficiency ("sequelae of thiamine deficiency (E64.8)")
Type 1 Excludes: E52 Niacin deficiency [pellagra] ("sequelae of niacin deficiency (E64.8)")
Type 1 Excludes: E53 Deficiency of other B group vitamins ("sequelae of vitamin B deficiency (E64.8)")
Type 1 Excludes: E56 Other vitamin deficiencies ("sequelae of other vitamin deficiencies (E64.8)")
Type 1 Excludes: E58 Dietary calcium deficiency ("sequelae of calcium deficiency (E64.8)")
Type 1 Excludes: E59 Dietary selenium deficiency ("sequelae of selenium deficiency (E64.8)")

Type 1 Excludes: E61 Deficiency of other nutrient elements ("sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (E64.-)")
Type 2 Excludes: E63 Other nutritional deficiencies ("sequelae of malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (E64.-)")
Code First: G63 Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere ("nutritional deficiency (E40-E64)")
Type 1 Excludes: Z72.4 Inappropriate diet and eating habits ("malnutrition and other nutritional deficiencies (E40-E64)")