I12.9: Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease
I12.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Hypertensive chronic kidney disease NOS
- Hypertensive renal disease NOS
Excludes1 inherited from the categories above I12.9
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I12.9
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with I12.9
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- N26Unspecified contracted kidney
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I12.9 is named in 27 Medicare coverage policies: 27 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
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- A53026Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgery Coverage
- A54923Billing and Coding: Bariatric Surgery for Treatment of Co-Morbidities Conditions Related to Morbid Obesity
- A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hypertension, hypertensive›kidney
- Hypertension, hypertensive›kidney›with›stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease
The condition this code belongs to
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.