Z90.5
Z90.5: Acquired absence of kidney
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Z90.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acquired absence of kidney. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Z90.5 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1 inherited from the categories above Z90.5
A category’s note binds every code beneath it.
Written on Z90: Acquired absence of organs, not elsewhere classified
- congenital absence - see Alphabetical Index
Excludes2 inherited from the categories above Z90.5
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Z90.5 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Absence›kidney(s) (acquired)
- Status›nephrectomy(unilateral) (bilateral)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under Z90
- Z90.0Acquired absence of part of head and neck
- Z90.1Acquired absence of breast and nipple
- Z90.2Acquired absence of lung [part of]
- Z90.3Acquired absence of stomach [part of]
- Z90.4Acquired absence of other specified parts of digestive tract
- Z90.6Acquired absence of other parts of urinary tract
- Z90.7Acquired absence of genital organ(s)
- Z90.8Acquired absence of other organs