Chronic kidney disease, unspecified. N18.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM N18.9 became effective on October 1, 2019. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N18.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 N18.9 may differ.
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R74.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. Short description: Nonspec elev of levels of transamns & lactic acid dehydrgnse The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM R74.0 became effective on October 1, 2020.
Short description: Nonspec elev of levels of transamns & lactic acid dehydrgnse The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM R74.0 became effective on October 1, 2020. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of R74.0 - other international versions of ICD-10 R74.0 may differ. The following code (s) above R74.0 contain annotation back-references
On January 16, 2009, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the final rule mandating that everyone covered by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implement ICD-10 for medical coding.
The ICD-10 transition is a mandate that applies to all parties covered by HIPAA, not just providers who bill Medicare or Medicaid.
On December 7, 2011, CMS released a final rule updating payers' medical loss ratio to account for ICD-10 conversion costs. Effective January 3, 2012, the rule allows payers to switch some ICD-10 transition costs from the category of administrative costs to clinical costs, which will help payers cover transition costs.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM N18.9 became effective on October 1, 2021.
The end-stage of chronic renal insufficiency. It is characterized by the severe irreversible kidney damage (as measured by the level of proteinuria) and the reduction in glomerular filtration rate to less than 15 ml per min (kidney foundation: kidney disease outcome quality initiative, 2002). These patients generally require hemodialysis or kidney transplantation.
Impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning of the kidney.
A disorder characterized by gradual and usually permanent loss of kidney function resulting in renal failure.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM R74.0 became effective on October 1, 2021.
R74.0 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.