ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
E87.20 Acidosis, unspecified
BillableValid for claims as a specific diagnosis code
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Coding notes for E87.20
Applicable to Other names for conditions reported with this code.
- Lactic acidosis NOS
- Metabolic acidosis NOS
Code also Another code may be needed as well; the order depends on the encounter.
- , if applicable, respiratory failure with hypercapnia (J96. with 5th character 2)
Also applies, from E87.2 Acidosis
Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).
Also applies, from E87 Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).
Block E70-E88 notes (apply to every code in it)
Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).
Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.
- Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)
Chapter 4 notes (apply to every code in it)
Note
- All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.
Related codes in E87.2
- E87.21 Acute metabolic acidosisBillable
- E87.22 Chronic metabolic acidosisBillable
- E87.29 Other acidosisBillable
Latest research on electrolyte disorders
- A lower threshold for referral to the emergency department for outpatient hyperkalemia may reduce mortality
- The risk of thiazide-associated hyponatremia may be greatest in older women
- Faster correction of severe hyponatremia reduces death and neurologic events
- #VisualAbstract: Risk of overcorrection in rapid intermittent bolus vs slow continuous infusion therapies for symptomatic hyponatremia
- Risk of overcorrection in rapid intermittent bolus vs slow continuous infusion therapies for symptomatic hyponatremia
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