2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E87.8

Other disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance, not elsewhere classified

ICD-10-CM Code:
E87.8
ICD-10 Code for:
Oth disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance, NEC
Is Billable?
Yes - Valid for Submission
Chronic Condition Indicator: [1]
Not chronic
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Code Classification

  • Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
    (E00–E89)
    • Metabolic disorders
      (E70-E88)
      • Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
        (E87)

E87.8 is a billable diagnosis code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance, not elsewhere classified. The code is valid during the current fiscal year for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions from October 01, 2023 through September 30, 2024.

Approximate Synonyms

The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms or lay terms that might be used to identify the correct diagnosis code:

  • Alacrima
  • Autonomic neuropathy due to sodium channelopathy
  • Bicarbonate level - finding
  • Bicarbonate level - finding
  • Chloride disorder
  • Chloride disorder
  • Chloride disorder
  • Congenital anomaly of lacrimal gland
  • Defective osmoregulation
  • Defective osmoregulation
  • Deficiency of carbonate dehydratase
  • Depletion of electrolyte
  • Depletion of electrolyte
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy due to electrolyte imbalance
  • Dilated cardiomyopathy due to metabolic disorder
  • Disorder of acid-base balance
  • Disorder of electrolytes
  • Disorder of fluid AND/OR electrolyte
  • Disorder of osmoregulation
  • Electrolyte imbalance
  • Electrolytes outside reference range
  • Fluid imbalance
  • Fluid volume disorder
  • HELIX syndrome
  • Hyperchloremia
  • Hyperoxia
  • Hypochloremia
  • Hypohidrosis
  • Increased anion gap
  • Isolated hyperchlorhidrosis
  • McKittrick-Wheelock syndrome
  • Negative fluid balance
  • Osmolality disturbance
  • Osmoregulation defect - excess thirst
  • Osmotic disturbance
  • Persistent abnormal electrolytes
  • Potassium disorder
  • Reduced anion gap
  • Reset hypothalamic osmostat
  • Reversed anion gap
  • Salt-losing nephropathy
  • Seizure, sensorineural deafness, ataxia, intellectual disability, electrolyte imbalance syndrome
  • Serum bicarbonate above reference range
  • Serum bicarbonate below reference range
  • Serum bicarbonate level outside reference range
  • Serum bicarbonate level outside reference range
  • Sodium disorder
  • TUR syndrome
  • Xerostomia

Clinical Classification

Clinical Information

  • Hyperoxia

    an abnormal increase in the amount of oxygen in the tissues and organs.
  • Hypohidrosis

    abnormally diminished or absent perspiration. both generalized and segmented (reduced or absent sweating in circumscribed locations) forms of the disease are usually associated with other underlying conditions.
  • Xerostomia

    decreased salivary flow.
  • Electrolyte Imbalance

    higher or lower than normal values for the serum electrolytes; usually affecting na, k, chl, co2, glucose, bun.
  • Grade 2 Hypohidrosis, CTCAE|Grade 2 Hypohidrosis

    symptomatic; limiting instrumental adl
  • Grade 3 Hypohidrosis, CTCAE|Grade 3 Hypohidrosis

    increase in body temperature; limiting self care adl
  • Grade 4 Hypohidrosis, CTCAE|Grade 4 Hypohidrosis

    heat stroke
  • Grade 5 Hypohidrosis, CTCAE|Grade 5 Hypohidrosis

    death
  • Hypohidrosis

    reduced sweating. causes include burns, dehydration, radiation, and leprosy.
  • Hypohidrosis, CTCAE|Hypohidrosis|Hypohidrosis

    a disorder characterized by reduced sweating.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Inclusion Terms

Inclusion Terms
These terms are the conditions for which that code is to be used. The terms may be synonyms of the code title, or, in the case of "other specified" codes, the terms are a list of the various conditions assigned to that code. The inclusion terms are not necessarily exhaustive. Additional terms found only in the Alphabetic Index may also be assigned to a code.
  • Electrolyte imbalance NOS
  • Hyperchloremia
  • Hypochloremia

Index to Diseases and Injuries References

The following annotation back-references for this diagnosis code are found in the injuries and diseases index. The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10-CM code(s).

Convert E87.8 to ICD-9-CM

  • ICD-9-CM Code: 276.9 - Electrolyt/fluid dis NEC

Patient Education


Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

Electrolytes are minerals in your body that have an electric charge. They are in your blood, urine, tissues, and other body fluids. Electrolytes are important because they help:

  • Balance the amount of water in your body
  • Balance your body's acid/base (pH) level
  • Move nutrients into your cells
  • Move wastes out of your cells
  • Make sure that your nerves, muscles, the heart, and the brain work the way they should

Sodium, calcium, potassium, chloride, phosphate, and magnesium are all electrolytes. You get them from the foods you eat and the fluids you drink.

The levels of electrolytes in your body can become too low or too high. This can happen when the amount of water in your body changes. The amount of water that you take in should equal the amount you lose. If something upsets this balance, you may have too little water (dehydration) or too much water (overhydration). Some medicines, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, and liver or kidney problems can all upset your water balance.

Treatment helps you to manage the imbalance. It also involves identifying and treating what caused the imbalance.


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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.

Footnotes

[1] Not chronic - A diagnosis code that does not fit the criteria for chronic condition (duration, ongoing medical treatment, and limitations) is considered not chronic. Some codes designated as not chronic are acute conditions. Other diagnosis codes that indicate a possible chronic condition, but for which the duration of the illness is not specified in the code description (i.e., we do not know the condition has lasted 12 months or longer) also are considered not chronic.