Hyperkalemia, severe or symptomatic
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Hyperkalemia, severe or symptomatic |
ICD10 code: | E87.5 or Y57.8? |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Hyperkalemia K Greater Than 6.5 |
Charlson/ALERT Scale: | none |
APACHE Como Component: | none |
APACHE Acute Component: | 2019-0: Metabolic/Renal NOS, 2019-0: Renal/Metabolic NOS |
Start Date: | |
Stop Date: | |
External ICD10 Documentation |
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Additional Info
The parameters for coding hyperkalemia are: a K+ of greater than 6.5 OR any elevated K+ that is being treated. This change is active as of Feb 12, 2018.
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