R39.2
R39.2: Extrarenal uremia
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
R39.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for extrarenal uremia. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check R39.2 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- uremia NOS (N19)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Prerenal uremia
Other codes that can never be billed with R39.2
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- N19Unspecified kidney failure
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
R39.2 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53064Billing and Coding: Outpatient Occupational Therapy
- A57050Billing and Coding: Post-Void Residual Urine and/or Bladder Capacity by Ultrasound
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Retention›nitrogen, extrarenal
- Uremia, uremic›extrarenal
- Uremia, uremic›prerenal
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.