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Compare/E86 vs P74.1

E86 vs P74.1

E86 (Volume depletion) compared with P74.1 (Dehydration of newborn), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. E86 carries an Excludes1 note covering P74.1: “dehydration of newborn (P74.1)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

E86Volume depletionP74.1Dehydration of newborn
Billing statusNon-billable header

Report instead: E86.0, E86.1, E86.9

Billable
ClassificationE00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)P00-P96 — Certain Conditions Originating in the Perinatal Period (P00-P96)
DefinitionVolume depletion is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E86).Dehydration of newborn is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (P74.1).
Includes
transitory endocrine and metabolic disturbances caused by the infant's response to maternal endocrine and metabolic factors, or its adjustment to extrauterine environment
Use additional code
code(s) for any associated disorders of electrolyte and acid-base balance (E87.-)

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources