ICD-10-CM code · FY2027
E87.7 Fluid overload
Header codeNot billable: use one of the 3 billable codes below
About E87.7
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Coding notes for E87.7
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.
Codes under E87.7 3
Related codes in E87
- E87.0 Hyperosmolality and hypernatremiaBillable
- E87.1 Hypo-osmolality and hyponatremiaBillable
- E87.2 AcidosisHeader
- E87.3 AlkalosisBillable
- E87.4 Mixed disorder of acid-base balanceBillable
- E87.5 HyperkalemiaBillable
- E87.6 HypokalemiaBillable
- E87.8 Other disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance, not elsewhere classifiedBillable
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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