I15.1
I15.1: Hypertension secondary to other renal disorders
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
I15.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hypertension secondary to other renal disorders. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check I15.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above I15.1
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above I15.1
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with I15.1
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- I12Hypertensive chronic kidney disease
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
I15.1 is named in 18 Medicare coverage policies: 18 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A52850Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56500Billing and Coding: Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography
- A56625Billing and Coding: Echocardiography
- A56675Billing and Coding: Homocysteine Level, Serum
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Hypertension, hypertensive›due to›renal disorders NEC
- Hypertension, hypertensive›secondary NEC›due to›renal disorders NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.