Q61.01

Q61.01: Congenital single renal cyst

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q61.01 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital single renal cyst. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q61.01 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q61.01

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q61: Cystic kidney disease

acquired cyst of kidney (N28.1)
Potter's syndrome (Q60.6)

Other codes that can never be billed with Q61.01

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

N28.1Cyst of kidney, acquired

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

Q61.01 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 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
A57591Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Abdominal / Visceral Vascular Studies
A57643Billing and Coding: Lab: Cystatin C Measurement

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Cyst›congenital NEC›kidney›solitary
Cyst›kidney›solitary›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.