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== Additional Info ==
== Additional Info ==
*The parameters for coding hypernatremia are any of the following 3 items:  (This change is active as of Feb 12, 2018)
 
**Na+ > 160 '''OR'''
*The single criterion for coding this is Na+ >= 160  
**Any Na+ > 145 AND in the presence of signs or symptoms believed to be due to hypernatremia '''OR'''
*Presence/absence of signs or symptoms are not part of the coding criterion, though they are:  
**Any Na+ > 145 with active treatment for hypernatremia
*Main signs and symptoms of hypernatremia are:
**CNS - confusion, restlessness, lethargy, irritability, muscle twitching, hyperreflexia, tremulousness, ataxia, spasticity, seizures, coma
**CNS - confusion, restlessness, lethargy, irritability, muscle twitching, hyperreflexia, tremulousness, ataxia, spasticity, seizures, coma
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== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition ==
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*[[Hyperaldosteronism]]
*[[Hyperaldosteronism]]
*[[Diarrhea, noninfectious NOS]]
*[[Diarrhea, noninfectious NOS]]


== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==
== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==