E87.6 Hypokalemia

Instructional Notes:

E87.6
Description: Hypokalemia
Inclusion Term:
- Potassium [K] deficiency
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E87
Description: Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
Exclude1:
- 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)
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E70-E88
Description: Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
Exclude1:
- androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-)
- congenital adrenal hyperplasia (E25.0)
- hemolytic anemias attributable to enzyme disorders (D55.-)
- Marfan syndrome (Q87.4-)
- 5-alpha-reductase deficiency (E29.1)
Exclude2:
- Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (Q79.6-)
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E00-E89
Description: Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases
Exclude1:
- transitory endocrine and metabolic disorders specific to newborn (P70-P74)
Notes:
- 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.