E87.21
Acute metabolic acidosis
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
Hierarchy
Where E87.21 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.
- E87 Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
- E87.2 Parent Acidosis
- E87.21 This code Acute metabolic acidosis
Official Coding Notes
Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.
Inclusion Terms
Acute lactic acidosis
Excludes1
diabetic acidosis - see categories E08-E10, E11, E13 with ketoacidosis
Inherited from E87.2 — Acidosis
Excludes1
diabetes insipidus ( E23.2 )
Inherited from E87 — Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
Excludes1
electrolyte imbalance associated with hyperemesis gravidarum ( O21.1 )
Inherited from E87 — Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
Excludes1
electrolyte imbalance following ectopic or molar pregnancy ( O08.5 )
Inherited from E87 — Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance
Version History
How E87.21 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.
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FY 2027 Effective
CurrentAcute metabolic acidosis
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FY 2026 Effective
UnchangedAcute metabolic acidosis
Related Codes
Data Source
Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.
- Release
- FY 2027
- Effective
- Source file
- icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip
Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)
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