Is N13.72 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. N13.72 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does N13.72 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16).

N13.72

N13.72 — Vesicoureteral-reflux with reflux nephropathy without hydroureter

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

N13.72 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for vesicoureteral-reflux with reflux nephropathy without hydroureter. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Risk adjustment

N13.72 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead N13.72

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N13.7. If N13.72 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N13.72

Is N13.72 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. N13.72 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does N13.72 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16).