N28.0

N28.0: Ischemia and infarction of kidney

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N28.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for ischemia and infarction of kidney. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check N28.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

atherosclerosis of renal artery (extrarenal part) (I70.1)
congenital stenosis of renal artery (Q27.1)
Goldblatt's kidney (I70.1)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Renal artery embolism
Renal artery obstruction
Renal artery occlusion
Renal artery thrombosis
Renal infarct

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

N28.0 is named in 13 Medicare coverage policies: 13 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
A56505Billing and Coding: Transesophageal Echocardiography (TEE)
A56682Billing and Coding: Diagnostic Abdominal Aortography and Renal Angiography

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Crisis›renal
Embolism›kidney(artery)
Embolism›renal(artery)
Infarct, infarction›brewer's(kidney)
Infarct, infarction›kidney
Infarct, infarction›renal(embolic) (thrombotic)
Ischemia, ischemic›kidney
Ischemia, ischemic›renal
Necrosis, necrotic›kidney(bilateral)
Occlusion, occluded›renal artery
Thrombosis, thrombotic›kidney(artery)
Thrombosis, thrombotic›renal(artery)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.