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Compare/E86 vs T79.4

E86 vs T79.4

E86 (Volume depletion) compared with T79.4 (Traumatic shock), 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 T79.4: “traumatic hypovolemic shock (T79.4)”

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 depletionT79.4Traumatic shock
Billing statusNon-billable header

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

Non-billable header

Report instead: T79.4XXA, T79.4XXD, T79.4XXS

ClassificationE00-E89 — Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (E00-E89)S00-T88 — Injury, Poisoning and Certain Other Consequences of External Causes (S00-T88)
DefinitionVolume depletion is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (E86).Traumatic shock is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (T79.4).
7th characterThe appropriate 7th character is to be added to each code from category T79
Includes
Shock (immediate) (delayed) following injury
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