ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
E50 Vitamin A deficiency
All 10 codes in the E50 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
10
Can lead a claim
10
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to E50
All 10 codes group to MMTA - Other. None of the 10 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.
Every code in E50
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E50.0 | Vitamin A deficiency with conjunctival xerosis | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| E50.1 | Vitamin A deficiency with Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosisCMS: Vitamin A deficiency w Bitot's spot and conjunctival xerosis | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| E50.2 | Vitamin A deficiency with corneal xerosis | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| E50.3 | Vitamin A deficiency with corneal ulceration and xerosis | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| E50.4 | Vitamin A deficiency with keratomalacia | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| E50.5 | Vitamin A deficiency with night blindness | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| E50.6 | Vitamin A deficiency with xerophthalmic scars of cornea | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| E50.7 | Other ocular manifestations of vitamin A deficiency | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| E50.8 | Other manifestations of vitamin A deficiency | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| E50.9 | Vitamin A deficiency, unspecified | Can lead a claim | A | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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