Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code I12.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
code to identify the stage of chronic kidney disease ( ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N18.1. Chronic kidney disease, stage 1 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. N18.1- ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N18.4. Chronic kidney disease, stage 4 (severe) 2016 2017 2018 2019 Billable/Specific Code. N18.4, ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N18.9.
If heart failure is present, an additional code from category I50 should be reported to identify the type of heart failure. The appropriate code from category N18, Chronic kidney disease, should be used as a secondary code with a code from category I13 to classify the stage of chronic kidney disease.
Hypertension “with” ICD-10 Coding. CKD should not be coded as hypertensive if the physician has specifically documented a different cause. The appropriate code from category N18 should be used as a secondary code with a code from category I12 to identify the stage of chronic kidney disease.
ICD-10 requires first using an I12 code for the combined diagnosis of hypertension and chronic kidney disease:I12. 0, Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end-stage renal disease,I12.
ICD-10 code: N18. 4 Chronic kidney disease, stage 4.
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ICD-10 uses only a single code for individuals who meet criteria for hypertension and do not have comorbid heart or kidney disease. That code is I10, Essential (primary) hypertension.
N18. 31- Chronic Kidney Disease- stage 3a. N18. 32- Chronic Kidney Disease- stage 3b.
Documenting the stage of CKD—not the GFR—is vital for accurate coding. If the stage is not documented, then code 585.9, Chronic kidney disease, is assigned. If a provider documents both a stage of CKD and ESRD, then only the code for ESRD (585.6) is assigned.
0 for Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the circulatory system .
ICD-10 code: N18. 5 Chronic kidney disease, stage 5.
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9: Chronic kidney disease, unspecified.
Documentation must state (heart failure due to hypertension) or imply a causal relationship (hypertensive heart failure) to assign a code from category I11, Hypertensive heart disease. Guidelines state that there is a presumptive cause-and-effect relationship between hypertension and chronic kidney disease. If a patient has all three conditions ...
Print Post. Hypertensive heart disease refers to a group of disorders that includes heart failure, ischemic heart disease, and left ventricular hypertrophy. It is the number one cause of death associated with high blood pressure.
John Verhovshek, MA, CPC, is a contributing editor at AAPC. He has been covering medical coding and billing, healthcare policy, and the business of medicine since 1999. He is an alumnus of York College of Pennsylvania and Clemson University.