E87.0
E87.0: Hyperosmolality and hypernatremia
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E87.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hyperosmolality and hypernatremia. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E87.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Sodium [Na] excess
- Sodium [Na] overload
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E87.0
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on E87: Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
E87.0 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57189Billing and Coding: Serum Magnesium
- A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
- A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hypernatremia
- Hyperosmolality(see also, Diabetes, by type, with hyperosmolarity)
- Edema, edematous›salt
- Excess, excessive, excessively›natrium
- Excess, excessive, excessively›sodium(Na)
- Overload›sodium(Na)
- Syndrome›hypernatremia
- Syndrome›hyperosmolarity(see also, Diabetes, by type, with hyperosmolarity)
- Edema, edematous›due to›salt retention
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›sodium›excess
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.