Concept

Electrolyte, fluid or acid–base imbalance identified during a hospital stay

Notes

This clinical group excludes procedure-associated hypovolemic shock (refer to D25: Post-Procedural Shock)

Selection criteria

E86.–

E87.–

Identified as diagnosis type (2)

E87.7

Identified as diagnosis type (3) AND T80.8 as diagnosis type (2) AND Y60–Y84  in the same diagnosis cluster

R57.1

Identified as diagnosis type (2) not in a diagnosis cluster

Codes

Code descriptions

E86.–

Volume depletion

E87.–

Other disorders of fluid, electrolyte and acid-base balance

E87.7

Fluid overload

R57.1

Hypovolemic shock

Additional Codes

Inclusions

T80.8

Other complications following infusion, transfusion and therapeutic injection

Y60-Y84

Complications of medical and surgical care (refer to Appendix A of the Hospital Harm Indicator General Methodology Notes)