What is the most common cause of acute kidney failure?
N99.0 Post-procedural (acute) (chronic) renal failure In addition, ESRD facilities are required to include revenue code 082X, 083x, or 088x for the modality of dialysis furnished with the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code G0491 (Dialysis procedure at a Medicare certified ESRD facility for Acute Kidney Injury without ESRD).
ICD-10-CM Code for Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease I12. 9.
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: I15. 1 Hypertension secondary to other renal disorders.
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.
Essential (primary) hypertension: I10 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.
Acute kidney failure, unspecified N17. 9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM N17. 9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
Guru. I would code it as I10 for hypertension and E11. 9 for diabetes.
CKD is most likely related to both the HTN and the diabetes when all three conditions are present. High blood pressure and high blood sugar in the blood vessels can lead to the deterioration of the vessels, which can then cause damage to the kidneys.
I13. 0 - Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease with heart failure and stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease. ICD-10-CM.
Hypertensive Heart and Chronic Kidney Disease: The codes in category I13, Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease, are combination codes that include hypertension, heart disease and chronic kidney disease, and should be used when there is hypertension with both heart and kidney involvement.
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.
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.