N26.9

N26.9: Renal sclerosis, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N26.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for renal sclerosis, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check N26.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N26.9

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on N26: Unspecified contracted kidney

contracted kidney due to hypertension (I12.-)
diffuse sclerosing glomerulonephritis (N05.8.-)
hypertensive nephrosclerosis (arteriolar) (arteriosclerotic) (I12.-)
small kidney of unknown cause (N27.-)

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

N26.9 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
A56805Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
A57591Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Abdominal / Visceral Vascular Studies

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Contraction, contracture, contracted›kidney(granular) (secondary)
Fibrosis, fibrotic›kidney
Nephritis, nephritic›cirrhotic
Nephrosclerosis›senile
Sclerosis, sclerotic›renal

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.