The ICD-10-CM code for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Stage 3 (N18. 3) has been revised for Fiscal Year 2021.
N18. 31- Chronic Kidney Disease- stage 3a.
ICD-10 code N18. 30 for Chronic kidney disease, stage 3 unspecified is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the genitourinary system .
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Stage 3a means you have an eGFR between 45 and 59, and Stage 3b means you have an eGFR between 30 and 44.
HCC 138 – Chronic Kidney Disease, Moderate (Stage 3)
Chronic kidney disease, stage 3a N18. 31 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Chronic kidney disease, stage 3 (moderate) 3 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM N18. 3 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N18.
Hyperlipidemia, UnspecifiedCode E78. 5 is the diagnosis code used for Hyperlipidemia, Unspecified, a disorder of lipoprotein metabolism other lipidemias. It is a condition with excess lipids in the blood.
Stage 3a: Kidney damage with mild to moderate loss of kidney function, eGFR of 45-59 Stage 3b: Kidney damage with moderate to severe loss of kidney function, eGFR of 30-44.
N18. 3, Chronic kidney disease, stage 3 (moderate), N18.
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 585.3:
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.
As of October 2015, ICD-9 codes are no longer used for medical coding. Instead, use this equivalent ICD-10-CM code, which is an exact match to ICD-9 code 585:
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.
585.3 is a legacy non-billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of chronic kidney disease, stage iii (moderate). This code was replaced on September 30, 2015 by its ICD-10 equivalent.
References found for the code 585.3 in the Index of Diseases and Injuries:
You have two kidneys, each about the size of your fist. Their main job is to filter wastes and excess water out of your blood to make urine. They also keep the body's chemical balance, help control blood pressure, and make hormones.
General Equivalence Map Definitions The ICD-9 and ICD-10 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.