Diagnosis Code

N18.9 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: N18.9

Short Description: Chronic kidney disease, unspecified

Long Description: Chronic kidney disease, unspecified

The code N18.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)
    • Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease (N17-N19)
      • Chronic kidney disease (CKD) (N18)
        • N18.9 Chronic kidney disease, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acquired hypophosphatemia
  • Acute-on-chronic renal failure
  • Anemia in chronic kidney disease
  • Anemia of chronic renal failure
  • Anemia of renal disease
  • Anemia of renal disease
  • Anemia secondary to renal failure
  • Anemia secondary to renal failure
  • Anemia, pre-end stage renal disease on erythropoietin protocol
  • Arteriolar nephrosclerosis
  • Benign arteriolar nephrosclerosis
  • Benign hypertensive heart AND renal disease
  • Benign hypertensive heart disease
  • Benign hypertensive heart disease
  • Benign hypertensive heart disease and chronic renal disease
  • Benign hypertensive renal disease
  • Benign hypertensive renal disease
  • Cardiorenal syndrome
  • Cardiovascular renal disease
  • Chronic disease-related malnutrition
  • Chronic hypertensive uremia
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Chronic kidney disease due to and following excision of neoplasm of kidney
  • Chronic kidney disease due to benign hypertension
  • Chronic kidney disease due to hypertension
  • Chronic kidney disease due to systemic infection
  • Chronic kidney disease due to traumatic loss of kidney
  • Chronic kidney disease due to type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Chronic kidney disease due to type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Chronic kidney disease due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Chronic kidney disease following donor nephrectomy
  • Chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder
  • Chronic kidney disease mineral and bone disorder
  • Chronic kidney disease with osteoporosis
  • Chronic renal insufficiency
  • Deficiency of alkaline phosphatase
  • Disorder of vitamin D
  • Erythropoietin resistance in anemia of chronic kidney disease
  • Hypercalcemia due to chronic kidney disease
  • Hyperphosphatemia
  • Hyperphosphatemia due to chronic kidney disease
  • Hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Hypertension in chronic kidney disease due to type 1 diabetes mellitus
  • Hypertension in chronic kidney disease due to type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Hypertension secondary to renal disease complicating AND/OR reason for care during puerperium
  • Hypertension secondary to renal disease in obstetric context
  • Hypertension secondary to renal disease in obstetric context
  • Hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease
  • Hypertensive heart AND chronic kidney disease on dialysis
  • Hypertensive heart AND chronic kidney disease with congestive heart failure
  • Hypertensive heart AND renal disease
  • Hypertensive heart AND renal disease complicating AND/OR reason for care during childbirth
  • Hypertensive heart AND renal disease complicating AND/OR reason for care during pregnancy
  • Hypertensive heart AND renal disease in obstetric context
  • Hypertensive heart AND renal disease in obstetric context
  • Hypertensive heart AND renal disease in obstetric context
  • Hypertensive heart and renal disease with heart failure
  • Hypertensive heart and renal disease with heart failure
  • Hypertensive heart disease complicating AND/OR reason for care during childbirth
  • Hypertensive heart disease in obstetric context
  • Hypertensive heart disease in obstetric context
  • Hypertensive heart disease in obstetric context
  • Hypertensive nephrosclerosis
  • Hypertensive renal disease
  • Hypertensive renal disease complicating AND/OR reason for care during childbirth
  • Hypertensive renal disease complicating AND/OR reason for care during childbirth
  • Hypertensive renal disease complicating AND/OR reason for care during pregnancy
  • Hypertensive renal disease in obstetric context
  • Hypertensive renal disease in obstetric context
  • Hypertensive renal disease in obstetric context
  • Hypocalcemia due to chronic kidney disease
  • Hypophosphatemia due to chronic kidney disease
  • Light chain nephropathy
  • Low alkaline phosphatase due to chronic kidney disease
  • Malignant arteriolar nephrosclerosis
  • Malignant hypertensive heart AND renal disease
  • Malignant hypertensive heart disease
  • Malignant hypertensive renal disease
  • Malignant hypertensive renal disease
  • Nephrosclerosis
  • Neuropathy in renal failure
  • Parenchymal renal hypertension
  • Pericarditis secondary to uremia
  • Polyneuropathy due to drug
  • Postoperative renal impairment
  • Postoperative renal impairment
  • Pre-existing hypertensive chronic kidney disease in mother complicating pregnancy
  • Pre-existing hypertensive chronic kidney disease in mother complicating pregnancy
  • Pre-existing hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease in mother complicating childbirth
  • Pre-existing hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease in mother complicating pregnancy
  • Pre-existing hypertensive heart and renal disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Pre-existing hypertensive heart and renal disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Pre-existing hypertensive heart disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Pre-existing hypertensive heart disease complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Pre-existing hypertensive heart disease in mother complicating childbirth
  • Pre-existing hypertensive heart disease in mother complicating pregnancy
  • Recurrent post-transplant renal disease
  • Renal failure-associated hyperphosphatemia
  • Renal hypertension
  • Renal hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
  • Renal insufficiency
  • Renal involvement in malignant disease
  • Sclerosing glomerulonephritis
  • Serum calcium below reference range
  • Soft tissue calcification due to chronic kidney disease
  • Toxic polyneuropathy
  • Uremic neuropathy
  • Uremic polyneuropathy
  • Vitamin D deficiency
  • Vitamin D deficiency due to chronic kidney disease

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code N18.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Chronic renal disease
    • Chronic renal failure NOS
    • Chronic renal insufficiency
    • Chronic uremia NOS
    • Diffuse sclerosing glomerulonephritis NOS

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
N18.9 Right Arrow 585.9 Chronic kidney dis NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
N18 Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
N18.1 Chronic kidney disease, stage 1
N18.2 Chronic kidney disease, stage 2 (mild)
N18.3 Chronic kidney disease, stage 3 (moderate)
N18.30 Chronic kidney disease, stage 3 unspecified
N18.31 Chronic kidney disease, stage 3a
N18.32 Chronic kidney disease, stage 3b
N18.4 Chronic kidney disease, stage 4 (severe)
N18.5 Chronic kidney disease, stage 5
N18.6 End stage renal disease


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