E87.0 Hyperosmolality and hypernatremia
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.
Applicable to
- Sodium [Na] excess
- Sodium [Na] overload
Excludes2 (not included here)
- diabetes with hyperosmolarity (E08, E09, E11, E13 with final characters .00 or .01)
Applies from E87 Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
Excludes1 (never code together)
- 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)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 640-641 in MDC 10.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
276.0 Hyperosmolality and/or hypernatremia
Code annotations containing back-references to E87.0
Back-references to E87
- Use Additional:
E86 Volume depletion ("code(s) for any associated disorders of electrolyte and acid-base balance (E87.-)") - Type 2 Excludes:
G11 Hereditary ataxia ("metabolic disorders (E70-E88)") - Code First:
G63 Polyneuropathy in diseases classified elsewhere ("metabolic diseases (E70-E88)") - Type 2 Excludes:
G71 Primary disorders of muscles ("metabolic disorders (E70-E88)") - Code First:
H42 Glaucoma in diseases classified elsewhere ("specified metabolic disorder (E70-E88)") - Type 2 Excludes:
N25.0 Renal osteodystrophy ("metabolic disorders classifiable to E70-E88") - Type 2 Excludes:
N25.81 Secondary hyperparathyroidism of renal origin ("metabolic disorders classifiable to E70-E88") - Type 1 Excludes:
P59 Neonatal jaundice from other and unspecified causes ("jaundice due to inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)") - Type 2 Excludes:
R79.1 Abnormal coagulation profile ("abnormality of fluid, electrolyte or acid-base balance (E86-E87)")
Diagnosis Index entries for E87.0
- Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) › due to › salt retention
- Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) › salt
- Excess, excessive, excessively › natrium
- Excess, excessive, excessively › sodium (Na)
- Findings, abnormal, inconclusive, without diagnosis › sodium (deficiency) › excess
- Hypernatremia
- Hyperosmolality (see also, Diabetes, by type, with hyperosmolarity)
- Overload › sodium (Na)
- Syndrome › hypernatremia
- Syndrome › hyperosmolarity (see also, Diabetes, by type, with hyperosmolarity)
Nearby codes
E87 Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balanceE87.0 Hyperosmolality and hypernatremia (this code)E87.1 Hypo-osmolality and hyponatremiaE87.2 AcidosisE87.20 Acidosis, unspecifiedE87.21 Acute metabolic acidosisE87.22 Chronic metabolic acidosis