E87.7
Header — not billableFluid overload
The ICD-10 code for fluid overload is E87.7.
E87.7 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 3 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- E87.0Hyperosmolality and hypernatremia
- E87.1Hypo-osmolality and hyponatremia
- E87.2Acidosisnon-billable header
- E87.3Alkalosis
- E87.4Mixed disorder of acid-base balance
- E87.5Hyperkalemia
- E87.6Hypokalemia
- E87.8Other disorders of electrolyte and fluid balance, not elsewhere classified
- E87.7Fluid overloadnon-billable header