AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS - 2022 Issue 4; New/Revised ICD-10-CM Codes

Acute and Chronic Metabolic Acidosis

Code E87.2, Acidosis, has been expanded to differentiate between acute and chronic metabolic acidosis. Four new codes have been created to identify acute metabolic acidosis, chronic metabolic acidosis, along with unspecified and other specified types of acidosis:E87.20, Acidosis, unspecified E87.21, Acute metabolic acidosis E87.22, Chronic metabolic acidosis E87.29, Other acidosis Metabolic acidosis occurs when there is an acid-base imbalance in the blood. There is either too much acid in the body or not enough acid being removed from the body. Treatment is dependent on the cause of the acid-base imbalance. Metabolic acidosis may cause...

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