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# E55.0 Rickets, active

ICD-10-CM · [CMS code reference](#source)

**Official ICD-10-CM description:** Rickets, active

## Coding notes

From the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) tabular list. Notes on a parent code or category apply here too.

### Also covers

-   Infantile osteomalacia
-   Juvenile osteomalacia

### Excludes1

Not coded together with this code. The exception is when the two conditions are unrelated to each other.

-   celiac rickets (K90.0)
-   Crohn's rickets (K50.-)
-   hereditary vitamin D-dependent rickets (E83.32)
-   inactive rickets (E64.3)
-   renal rickets (N25.0)
-   sequelae of rickets (E64.3)
-   vitamin D-resistant rickets (E83.31)
-   adult osteomalacia (M83.-)
-   osteoporosis (M80.-)

### Excludes2

Not part of this code, but both can be coded when both are documented.

-   nutritional anemias (D50-D53)

## Related codes

-   [`E55.9` Vitamin D deficiency, unspecified ICD-10-CM](https://billingbrief.com/icd10/e55.9/)

## Common questions

### Is E55.0 a billable code?

Yes. E55.0 is a billable ICD-10-CM code in the ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026) code set.

## From the source

Official description from [CMS](https://www.cms.gov/medicare/coding-billing/icd-10-codes).
ICD-10-CM FY2027 (effective October 1, 2026).

Code set

ICD-10-CM

Category

E55 Vitamin D deficiency

Chapter

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Billable

Yes

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