2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E53.9

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

• Burning feet
• Burning feet syndrome
• Burning pain
• Disorder of vitamin B
• Vitamin B deficiency
• Vitamin B-complex deficiency

Clinical Information

• Vitamin B Deficiency

  a condition due to deficiency in any member of the vitamin b complex. these b vitamins are water-soluble and must be obtained from the diet because they are easily lost in the urine. unlike the lipid-soluble vitamins, they cannot be stored in the body fat.

• Vitamin B Deficiency

  abnormally low concentrations of vitamin b in the blood.

• Burning Chest Pain|Burning Pain

  the sensation of chest pain described as an intense discomfort, similar to that experience as a result of a thermal burn, distinct from sharp, stabbing or aching, often related to nerves; sometimes used to describe gastric or esophageal pain.

• Burning Pain

  a sensation of intensely hot or searing discomfort.

• Have Shooting or Burning Pain in Fingers or Hands|Did you have shooting or burning pain in your fingers or hands

  a question about whether an individual has or had shooting or burning pain in their fingers or hands.

• Have Shooting or Burning Pain in Toes or Feet|Did you have shooting or burning pain in your toes or feet

  a question about whether an individual has or had shooting or burning pain in their toes or feet.

• MNSI - Burning Pain Legs/Feet|MNSI1-Ever Have Burning Pain Legs/Feet|MNSI1-Ever Have Burning Pain Legs/Feet|MNSI102

  michigan neuropathy screening instrument (mnsi) history; do you ever have any burning pain in your legs and/or feet?

• SF-MPQ-2 - Hot-burning Pain|SFMP2-Hot-burning Pain|SFMP2-Hot-burning Pain|SFMP207

  short-form mcgill pain questionnaire-2 (short form mpq) hot-burning pain.

E53.9 is grouped with Diagnostic Related Groups - MS-DRG Mapping

Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a classification system used to group together diagnosis codes for the purpose of reimbursement and healthcare management. DRGs are used to standardize the way hospitals and other providers are paid for inpatient services. In this system patients are grouped together based on their principal diagnosis in areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). Once a patient is assigned a particular diagnostic category, providers receive a predetermined payment rate for the services rendered. This reimbursement rate is often fixed and is meant to cover the cost of care for that patient. Reimbursement is also affected by the relative weight of a diagnostic related group based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Diagnostic related groups encourage healthcare providers to focus on quality and efficiency in patient care while managing costs effectively. The diagnosis code is present in the following groups for version MS-DRG V41.0 applicable from 10/01/2023 through 09/30/2024.

MS-DRG	MS-DRG Title	MCD	Relative Weight
640	MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC	10	1.3152
641	MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITHOUT MCC	10	0.7814

The relative weight of a diagnostic related group determines the reimbursement rate based on the severity of a patient's illness and the associated cost of care during hospitalization.

Convert E53.9 to ICD-9-CM

• ICD-9-CM Code: 266.9 - Vitamin b deficiency NOS
  Approximate Flag - The approximate mapping means there is not an exact match between the ICD-10 and ICD-9 codes and the mapped code is not a precise representation of the original code.

Patient Education

B Vitamins

The B vitamins are:

• B1 (thiamine)
• B2 (riboflavin)
• B3 (niacin)
• B5 (pantothenic acid)
• B6
• B7 (biotin)
• B12
• Folic acid

These vitamins help the process your body uses to get or make energy from the food you eat. They also help form red blood cells. You can get B vitamins from proteins such as fish, poultry, meat, eggs, and dairy products. Leafy green vegetables, beans, and peas also have B vitamins. Many cereals and some breads have added B vitamins.

Not getting enough of certain B vitamins can cause diseases. A lack of B12 or B6 can cause anemia.

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Malnutrition

Food provides the energy and nutrients you need to be healthy. If you don't get enough nutrients -- including proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals - you may suffer from malnutrition.

Causes of malnutrition include:

• Lack of specific nutrients in your diet. Even the lack of one vitamin can lead to malnutrition.
• An unbalanced diet
• Certain medical problems, such as malabsorption syndromes and cancers

Symptoms may include fatigue, dizziness, and weight loss. Or, you may have no symptoms. To diagnose the cause of the problem, your doctor may do blood tests and a nutritional assessment. Treatment may include replacing the missing nutrients and treating the underlying cause.

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Code History

• FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
• FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
• FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
• FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
• FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
• FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
• FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
• FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
• FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.