E87.71
E87.71: Transfusion associated circulatory overload
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E87.71 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for transfusion associated circulatory overload. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E87.71 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Fluid overload due to transfusion (blood) (blood components)
- TACO
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E87.71
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on E87: Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
Other codes that can never be billed with E87.71
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.
Medicare coverage
E87.71 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 12 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A55354Billing and Coding: Frequency of Hemodialysis
- A55672Billing and Coding: Frequency of Hemodialysis
- A55675Billing and Coding: Frequency of Hemodialysis
- A55703Billing and Coding: Frequency of Hemodialysis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- TACO(transfusion associated circulatory overload)
- Overload›circulatory, due to transfusion(blood) (blood components) (TACO)
- Complication›transfusion›circulatory overload
- Overload›fluid›due to transfusion(blood) (blood components)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.