E87.3

E87.3: Alkalosis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E87.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for alkalosis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Alkalosis NOS
Metabolic alkalosis
Respiratory alkalosis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E87.3

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

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

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

Medicare coverage

E87.3 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57224Billing and Coding: Respiratory Care
A57326Billing and Coding: Electrocardiograms
A57361Billing and Coding: Monitored Anesthesia Care

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Acapnia
Alkalemia
Alkalosis
Alkalosis›metabolic
Alkalosis›respiratory
Tetany›alkalosis
Disorder›electrolyte NEC›alkalosis(metabolic) (respiratory)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.