P74.32

Hypokalemia of newborn

Billable FY2026 2025-10-01 → 2026-09-30

Exclusions 5 never code together

Excludes2

congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Q00-Q99
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)E00-E88
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)S00-T88
neoplasms (C00-D49)C00-D49
tetanus neonatorum (A33)A33

Excludes2 — not included here, but the patient may have both. Code both when documented.

Instructional notes 3

Includes

transitory endocrine and metabolic disturbances caused by the infant's response to maternal endocrine and metabolic factors, or its adjustment to extrauterine environment

Notes

Codes from this chapter are for use on newborn records only, never on maternal records

Includes

conditions that have their origin in the fetal or perinatal period (before birth through the first 28 days after birth) even if morbidity occurs later

Index entries leading here 2

Disturbance (s) — see also Disease
- electrolyte — see also Imbalance, electrolyte
  - newborn, transitory P74.49
    - potassium balance
      - hypokalemia P74.32
- potassium balance, newborn
  - hypokalemia P74.32
Imbalance R26.89
- electrolyte E87.8
  - neonatal, transitory NEC P74.49
    - potassium
      - hypokalemia P74.32

Alongside this code 1 same parent — P74.3

Additional references

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Present FY2024–FY2027.