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Home/Diagnosis/ICD-10 Coding for End-Stage Kidney Disease

ICD-10 Coding for End-Stage Kidney Disease

N18.6
I12.0

Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for end-stage kidney disease includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.

Also Known as:
ESRD
End-Stage Renal Disease
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Key Information: ICD-10 Coding for End-Stage Kidney Disease

Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for End-Stage Kidney Disease

Use ICD-10 code N18.6 for end-stage renal disease, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.

Primary ICD-10-CM Codes

End-stage renal disease

Billable Code
N18.6
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Patient is on dialysis or has a kidney transplant.
documentation:
  • • Documentation must specify ESRD and treatment status.

Applicable To

  • • ESRD requiring dialysis
  • • ESRD post-transplant

Important Notes

  • • Ensure documentation explicitly states 'end-stage renal disease' and includes dialysis or transplant status.

Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease

Billable Code
I12.0
Billable

Diagnostic Criteria

clinical:
  • • Hypertension diagnosis
  • • Linkage to ESRD

Applicable To

  • • Hypertension with ESRD

Important Notes

  • • Ensure hypertension is documented as contributing to kidney disease.
Ancillary Codes

Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis

Z99.2

Dependence on renal dialysis

Use to indicate ongoing dialysis treatment.

Z94.0

Kidney transplant status

Use to indicate the patient has had a kidney transplant.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the ICD-10 code for end-stage kidney disease?

The ICD-10 code for end-stage kidney disease is N18.6, used when the patient is on dialysis or has had a kidney transplant.

How do you code ESRD with hypertension?

For ESRD with hypertension, use I12.0 in combination with N18.6 and Z99.2 if the patient is on dialysis.

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