icd code 10 for hypokalemia

by Lennie White DVM 10 min read

ICD-10 | Hypokalemia (E87. 6)

What is the 2021 ICD-10 code for hypokalemia?

ICD-10-CM Code for Hypokalemia E87. 6.

How do you code hypokalemia?

E87. 6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

What is the ICD-10 code for potassium?

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code E87. 5: Hyperkalemia.

What is ICD-10 code for hyperkalemia?

ICD-10 | Hyperkalemia (E87. 5)

What is the ICD-10 code for hypocalcemia?

E83.51ICD-10 | Hypocalcemia (E83. 51)

What is the ICD-10 code for Macrocytic anemia?

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code D50 D50.

What is hypokalemia disease?

Hypokalemia is a metabolic imbalance characterized by extremely low potassium levels in the blood. It is a symptom of another disease or condition, or a side effect of diuretic drugs.

What is the ICD-10 code for hypercalcemia?

E83.52ICD-10 | Hypercalcemia (E83. 52)

What do you mean by hyperkalemia?

Hyperkalemia is the medical term that describes a potassium level in your blood that's higher than normal. Potassium is a chemical that is critical to the function of nerve and muscle cells, including those in your heart. Your blood potassium level is normally 3.6 to 5.2 millimoles per liter (mmol/L).

What is the ICD-10 code for elevated troponin?

R74.8Elevated Troponin should be coded to R74. 8 Abnormal levels of other serum enzymes. [Effective 11 Jul 2012, ICD-10-AM/ACHI/ACS 7th Ed.]

What is the ICD-10 code for hyperlipidemia?

E78.5ICD-10 | Hyperlipidemia, unspecified (E78. 5)

What is the ICD-10 code for septicemia?

Septicemia – There is NO code for septicemia in ICD-10. Instead, you're directed to a combination 'A' code for sepsis to indicate the underlying infection, such A41. 9 (Sepsis, unspecified organism) for septicemia with no further detail.

The ICD code E876 is used to code Gitelman syndrome

Gitelman syndrome is an autosomal recessive kidney disorder characterized by hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis with hypocalciuria, and hypomagnesemia. It is caused by loss of function mutations of the thiazide sensitive sodium-chloride symporter (also known as NCC, NCCT, or TSC) located in the distal convoluted tubule.

Coding Notes for E87.6 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code

Inclusion Terms are a list of concepts for which a specific code is used. The list of Inclusion Terms is useful for determining the correct code in some cases, but the list is not necessarily exhaustive.

MS-DRG Mapping

DRG Group #640-641 - Misc disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids or electrolytes with MCC.

ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'E87.6 - Hypokalemia'

The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code E87.6. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.

Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)

This is the official exact match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that in all cases where the ICD9 code 276.8 was previously used, E87.6 is the appropriate modern ICD10 code.

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