E87.8
Other disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance, not elsewhere classified
Billable code
This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.
Coding notes
Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist
This code · E87.8
Synonyms
Electrolyte imbalance NOS Hyperchloremia Hypochloremia
Inherited from E87Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
Inherited from E70-E88Metabolic disorders
Inherited from chapter 4Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Excludes 1
transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
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.
Official Guidelines for E87.8
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17 index paths lead to this code
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Hyperchloremia
- Hyperelectrolytemia
- Hypochloremia
- Disorder › electrolyte NEC
- Disorder › fluid balance
- Disturbance › acid-base equilibrium
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › bicarbonate
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › chloride
- Imbalance › electrolyte
- Syndrome › disequilibrium
- Decrease › tolerance › salt and water
- Disorder › balance › acid-base
- Disorder › balance › electrolyte
- Disorder › balance › fluid NEC
- Disorder › metabolism NOS › sodium
- Disturbance › metabolism › sodium NEC