E87.79

E87.79: Other fluid overload

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

E87.79 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other fluid overload. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check E87.79 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E87.79

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on E87.7: Fluid overload

edema NOS (R60.9)
fluid retention (R60.9)

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

E87.79 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

Hypervolemia›specified NEC
Intoxication›water
Poisoning›water
Syndrome›water retention
Water›intoxication
Water›poisoning
Fluid›overload›specified NEC
Overload›fluid›specified NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.