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E86.9

E86.9: Volume depletion, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E86.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for volume depletion, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check E86.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E86.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E86: Volume depletion

  • dehydration of newborn (P74.1)
  • postprocedural hypovolemic shock (T81.19)
  • traumatic hypovolemic shock (T79.4)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above E86.9

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on E86: Volume depletion

  • hypovolemic shock NOS (R57.1)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

E86.9 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
  • A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
  • A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
  • A59186Billing and Coding: Magnesium

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Depletion›extracellular fluid
  • Depletion›volume NOS
  • Fluid›loss(acute)
  • Loss›fluid(acute)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under E86

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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