Hypocalcemia, severe or symptomatic
ICD10 Diagnosis | |
Dx: | Hypocalcemia, severe or symptomatic |
ICD10 code: | E83.51 |
Pre-ICD10 counterpart: | Hypocalcemia Ca Less Than 1.8 |
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 hypocalcemia are any of the following 3 items: (This change is active as of Feb 12, 2018)
- Ca++ < 1.8 OR
- Any Ca++ < 2.2 AND in the presence of signs or symptoms believed to be due to hypocalcemia OR
- Any Ca++ < 2.2 with active treatment for hypocalcemia
- Main signs and symptoms of hypocalcemia are:
- GI - nausea\vomiting, abdominal pain
- Neuromuscular - paresthesias (esp. acral, perioral), muscle cramps\spasms, hyperreflexia * tetany, weakness, fatigue, seizures, extrapyramidal movement disorders, abnormal EEG
- cardiovascular - long QT interval, hypotension (if acute), arrythmias
- miscellaneous - secondary hypoparathyroidism
Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition
- Tetany
- Disorder of mineral metabolism, NOS
- Electrolyte disorder, NOS
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Parathyroid disorder, NOS
- Cushing's syndrome, NOS
- Vitamin D deficiency
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