Is E87.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. E87.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does E87.2 sit in the tabular list?

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Metabolic disorders (E70-E88).

What cannot be coded together with E87.2?

E87.2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above E87.2 (E87) and apply to it just the same.

E87.2

E87.2 — Acidosis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

E87.2 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for acidosis. 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.

diabetic acidosis - see categories E08-E10, E11, E13 with ketoacidosis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E87.2

These are not written on E87.2, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing E87.2 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on E87 — Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance

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)

Risk adjustment

E87.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code history

E87.2 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead E87.2

4 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share E87. If E87.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about E87.2

Is E87.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. E87.2 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does E87.2 sit in the tabular list?: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89), in the block Metabolic disorders (E70-E88).
What cannot be coded together with E87.2?: E87.2 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above E87.2 (E87) and apply to it just the same.