N19
N19: Unspecified kidney failure
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
N19 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for unspecified kidney failure. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check N19 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Uremia NOS
Other codes that can never be billed with N19
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- R39.2Extrarenal uremia
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
N19 is named in 8 Medicare coverage policies: 8 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
- A56545Billing and Coding: Hospice - Renal Care
- A56767Billing and Coding: Heavy Metal Testing
- A56775Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Uremia, uremic
- Azotemia›meaning uremia
- Failure, failed›kidney
- Failure, failed›renal
- Stasis›kidney
- Stasis›renal
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.