E87.71 Transfusion associated circulatory overload

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Fluid overload due to transfusion (blood) (blood components)
• TACO

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)

Applies from E87.7 Fluid overload

Excludes1 (never code together)

• edema NOS (R60.9)
• fluid retention (R60.9)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 640-641 in MDC 10.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 276.61 Transfusion associated circulatory overload

Code annotations containing back-references to E87.71

Back-references to E87.71

• Type 1 Excludes: J95.87 Transfusion-associated dyspnea (TAD) ("transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO) (E87.71)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T80 Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection ("fluid overload due to transfusion (E87.71)")
• Type 2 Excludes: T80 Complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection ("transfusion associated circulatory overload (TACO) (E87.71)")

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 E87.71

• Complication (s) (from) (of) › transfusion (blood) (lymphocytes) (plasma) › circulatory overload
• Overload › circulatory, due to transfusion (blood) (blood components) (TACO)
• Overload › fluid › due to transfusion (blood) (blood components)
• TACO (transfusion associated circulatory overload)

Nearby codes

• E87.4 Mixed disorder of acid-base balance
• E87.5 Hyperkalemia
• E87.6 Hypokalemia
• E87.7 Fluid overload
• E87.70 Fluid overload, unspecified
• E87.71 Transfusion associated circulatory overload (this code)
• E87.79 Other fluid overload
• E87.8 Other disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance, not elsewhere classified