AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2005 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Volume Depletion, Dehydration and Hypovolemia

Effective October 1, 2005, code 276.5, Volume depletion, has been expanded to separately identify volume depletion (276.50), dehydration (276.51), and hypovolemia (276.52). The new codes will allow differentiation between these distinct conditions. Prior to this change all these conditions were classified to code 276.5. Volume depletion is defined as reduced fluid volume in the cells, including both water and salts, and is similar to, but distinct from, dehydration. Dehydration is the loss of water from the body without salt loss. Volume depletion may refer to depletion of total body water (dehydration), or depletion of...

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