While in stage 3 of kidney disease, you can manage to potentially stay put there your entire life. It also depends on your age, how aggressive your treatments are, and more like an underlying health condition. If you don’t take proper care or just complete the bare minimum, there may be a chance that you won’t stay in stage 3 for the long term, eventually leading you to stage 4 kidney disease.
Stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD3) means that the kidneys have suffered moderate damage, and are not functioning as well as they should. There are 5 stages of kidney disease in total, ranging from mild damage to complete kidney failure .
A survey of 13 studies on stage 3 kidney disease found that the all-cause mortality rate varied from 6% in 3 years to 51% in ten years. However, it also found that progression of kidney damage into stage 4 kidney disease was sporadic.
N18.30 Chronic kidney disease, stage 3 unspecified.N18.31 Chronic kidney disease, stage 3a.N18.32 Chronic kidney disease, stage 3b.
The ICD-10-CM code for Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Stage 3 (N18. 3) has been revised for Fiscal Year 2021.
Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease ICD-10-CM Code range N17-N19. The ICD-10 code range for Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease N17-N19 is medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO).
N18. 31- Chronic Kidney Disease- stage 3a.
ICD-10 code N18. 3 for Chronic kidney disease, stage 3 (moderate) is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the genitourinary system .
HCC 138 – Chronic Kidney Disease, Moderate (Stage 3)
9: Chronic kidney disease, unspecified.
Chronic kidney disease, also called chronic kidney failure, involves a gradual loss of kidney function. Your kidneys filter wastes and excess fluids from your blood, which are then removed in your urine.
ICD-10 code: N18. 4 Chronic kidney disease, stage 4.
Stage 3a means you have an eGFR between 45 and 59, and Stage 3b means you have an eGFR between 30 and 44.
When both acute renal failure and ESRD are clearly documented in the record, both conditions are to be coded.
Coders have been advised to code “CKD” (any stage, or without mention of a stage) to N03. 9, and also to code any concurrent mention of renal failure or impairment (chronic or unspecified) to N18. - or N19 as appropriate.