Q61.5

Medullary cystic kidney

Billable / specificPOA exempt

Q61.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Nephronophthisis
  • Sponge kidney NOS

Includes (from Q61)

  • Note: Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

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

  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88) (from Q61)

Also known as

  • Nephronophthisis
  • Sponge kidney NOS
  • Cystic, kidney, medullary
  • Cystic, medullary, kidney
  • Sponge, kidney

Parent code

  • Q61Cystic kidney diseaseHeader

Related codes

  • Q61.0Congenital renal cystHeader
  • Q61.1Polycystic kidney, infantile typeHeader
  • Q61.2Polycystic kidney, adult typeBillable
  • Q61.3Polycystic kidney, unspecifiedBillable
  • Q61.4Renal dysplasiaBillable
  • Q61.8Other cystic kidney diseasesBillable
  • Q61.9Cystic kidney disease, unspecifiedBillable

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