- E87.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM E87.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of E87.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 E87.6 may differ.
ICD-10-CM E87.6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 640 Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes with mcc
- 641 Miscellaneous disorders of nutrition, metabolism, fluids and electrolytes without mcc
- 791 Prematurity with major problems
- 793 Full term neonate with major problems
Applicable To
- Potassium [K] deficiency
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to E87.6:
- kalium > Deficiency, deficient
- potassium (K) > Deficiency, deficient
- potassium > Depletion
- potassium (deficiency) > Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis
- hypokalemic > Syndrome
- hypopotassemia > Syndrome