E87
Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
E87 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are E87.0 Hyperosmolality and hypernatremia, E87.1 Hypo-osmolality and hyponatremia, E87.2 Acidosis, E87.3 Alkalosis and 5 more. Its coding notes include 11 Excludes1 entries and 1 Excludes2 entry.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
This code
Also from chapter/block level (6 notes)
Inherited from E70–E88 Metabolic disorders
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Notes
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from Chapter 4 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
- 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.
More specific codes under E87 9
- E87.0Hyperosmolality and hypernatremiaBillable
- E87.1Hypo-osmolality and hyponatremiaBillable
- E87.2AcidosisHeader
- E87.3AlkalosisBillable
- E87.4Mixed disorder of acid-base balanceBillable
- E87.5HyperkalemiaBillable
- E87.6HypokalemiaBillable
- E87.7Fluid overloadHeader
- E87.8Other disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance, not elsewhere classifiedBillable