N18.9

Chronic kidney disease, unspecified

Billable / specific

N18.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from N18)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from N18)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from N18)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from N18)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from N18)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from N18)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from N18)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from N18)
congenital renal failure (P96.0) (from N18)
drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditions (N14.-) (from N18)
extrarenal uremia (R39.2) (from N18)
hemolytic-uremic syndrome (D59.3-) (from N18)
hepatorenal syndrome (K76.7) (from N18)
postpartum hepatorenal syndrome (O90.41) (from N18)
posttraumatic renal failure (T79.5) (from N18)
prerenal uremia (R39.2) (from N18)
renal failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.4) (from N18)
renal failure following labor and delivery (O90.41) (from N18)
renal failure postprocedural (N99.0) (from N18)

Sequence the underlying condition first.

any associated: (from N18)
diabetic chronic kidney disease (E08.22, E09.22, E10.22, E11.22, E13.22) (from N18)
hypertensive chronic kidney disease (I12.-, I13.-) (from N18)

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.