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Q61.19

Q61.19: Other polycystic kidney, infantile type

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q61.19 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other polycystic kidney, infantile type. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q61.19

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 Q61.19

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

Q61.19 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

  • Cystic›kidney›infantile type NEC
  • Nephritis, nephritic›polycystic›childhood type NEC
  • Nephritis, nephritic›polycystic›infantile type NEC
  • Polycystic›degeneration, kidney›autosomal recessive NEC(infantile type)
  • Polycystic›kidney›autosomal recessive NEC(childhood type)
  • Polycystic›kidney›infantile type NEC
  • Degeneration, degenerative›kidney›polycystic›infantile type NEC(autosomal recessive)
  • Disease, diseased›kidney›polycystic›childhood type NEC
  • Disease, diseased›polycystic›kidney or renal›childhood type NEC
  • Disease, diseased›renal›polycystic›childhood type NEC
  • Nephritis, nephritic›polycystic›autosomal›recessive NEC
  • Polycystic›kidney›autosomal›recessive NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q61.1

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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