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E87.6
Billable

Hypokalemia

Chapter 4: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

Inclusion Terms

1 item
  • Potassium [K] deficiency

Billable Code

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

Referenced in Diagnoses

Conditions that use this ICD-10 code in their documentation

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Electrolyte Imbalance

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cramps in legs
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Muscle Spasm, Lower Limb

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Electrolyte Abnormalities

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electrolyte derangement
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Electrolyte Derangement

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Electrolyte Imbalance

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hypokalemia in pregnancy
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Hypokalemia complicating pregnancy

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potassium level
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Disorders of potassium balance

Additional Information from Parent Codes

The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.

Excludes1

6 items

From E00-E89:

  • transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)

From E87:

  • 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)

Notes

1 item

From E00-E89:

  • All neoplasms, whether functionally active or not, are classified in Chapter 2. Appropriate codes in this chapter (i.e. E05.8, E07.0, E16-E31, E34.-) may be used as additional codes to indicate either functional activity by neoplasms and ectopic endocrine tissue or hyperfunction and hypofunction of endocrine glands associated with neoplasms and other conditions classified elsewhere.
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