N27.1

N27.1: Small kidney, bilateral

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMbilateral

N27.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for small kidney, bilateral. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check N27.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Other codes that can never be billed with N27.1

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

N27.1 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
A56747Billing and Coding: Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA)
A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Small›kidney›bilateral

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.