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E87.6 - Hypokalemia


The ICD 10 Code for Hypokalemia is listed as E87.6.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: E87.6
Description: Hypokalemia
  • Potassium [K] deficiency
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
640 - Misc Disorders Of Nutrition,metabolism,fluids/electrolytes W Mcc
641 - Misc Disorders Of Nutrition,metabolism,fluids/electrolytes W/o Mcc
793 - Full Term Neonate W Major Problems
Chapter Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E89)
Block Metabolic disorders (E70-E88)
Parent E87 - Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 276.8 - Hypopotassemia
ICD-10-CM Siblings (same level / similar specificity) of E87.6:
E87.0 - Hyperosmolality and hypernatremia
E87.1 - Hypo-osmolality and hyponatremia
E87.2 - Acidosis
E87.3 - Alkalosis
E87.4 - Mixed disorder of acid-base balance
E87.5 - Hyperkalemia
E87.7 - Fluid overload
E87.8 - Other disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance, not elsewhere classified