E87

E87: Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E87 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

diabetes insipidus (E23.2)
electrolyte imbalance associated with hyperemesis gravidarum (O21.1)
electrolyte imbalance following ectopic or molar pregnancy (O08.5)
familial periodic paralysis (G72.3)
metabolic acidemia in newborn, unspecified (P19.9)

Other codes that can never be billed with E87

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

J95.87Transfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD)

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead E87

9 child codes. Green means billable.