E83.1 — Disorders of iron metabolism
Is E83.1 billable?
No — E83.1 is a non-billable header code. E83.1 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 6 billable codes beneath E83.1.
E83.1 at a glance
| Code | E83.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Disorders of iron metabolism |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
How is E83.1 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to E83.1. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Hemosiderosis › pulmonary, idiopathic (dietary)
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with E83.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Chapter 4
The conditions below can never be reported together with E83.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from E70-E88
The conditions below can never be reported together with E83.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from E83
The conditions below can never be reported together with E83.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from E70-E88
The conditions below are not part of E83.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, E83.1 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)
What codes fall under E83.1? (3)
How long has E83.1 existed?
E83.1 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with E83.1?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with E83.1 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.
Which conditions are coded to E83.1?
What other codes are in the E83 family? (7)
- E83.0Disorders of copper metabolismnot billable
- E83.2Disorders of zinc metabolism
- E83.3Disorders of phosphorus metabolism and phosphatasesnot billable
- E83.4Disorders of magnesium metabolismnot billable
- E83.5Disorders of calcium metabolismnot billable
- E83.8Other disorders of mineral metabolismnot billable
- E83.9Disorder of mineral metabolism, unspecified