E87.8
E87.8: Other disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance, not elsewhere classified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
E87.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance, not elsewhere classified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check E87.8 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Electrolyte imbalance NOS
- Hyperchloremia
- Hypochloremia
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above E87.8
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
E87.8 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
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Hyperchloremia
- Hyperelectrolytemia
- Hypochloremia
- Disorder›electrolyte NEC(balance)
- Disorder›fluid balance
- Disturbance›acid-base equilibrium
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›bicarbonate
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis›chloride
- Imbalance›electrolyte
- Syndrome›disequilibrium
- Decrease›tolerance›salt and water
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.