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- E87.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM E87.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E87.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 E87.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM E87.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 640 Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc
- 641 Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Applicable To
- Electrolyte imbalance NOS
- Hyperchloremia
- Hypochloremia
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
- 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to E87.8:
- salt and water > tolerance K90.49
- balance > Disorder (of)
- acid-base > balance E87.8
- electrolyte > balance E87.8
- fluid NEC > balance E87.8
- electrolyte NEC (balance) > Disorder (of)
- fluid balance > Disorder (of)
- sodium > metabolism NOS E88.9
- acid-base equilibrium > Disturbance (s)
- sodium NEC > metabolism E88.9
- bicarbonate > Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis
- chloride > Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis
- electrolyte > Imbalance R26.89
- disequilibrium > Syndrome