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- N18.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM N18.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N18.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 N18.6 may differ.
ICD-10-CM N18.6 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 008 Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant
- 019 Simultaneous pancreas and kidney transplant with hemodialysis
- 673 Other kidney and urinary tract procedures with mcc
- 674 Other kidney and urinary tract procedures with cc
- 675 Other kidney and urinary tract procedures without cc/mcc
- 682 Renal failure with mcc
- 683 Renal failure with cc
- 684 Renal failure without cc/mcc
Applicable To
- Chronic kidney disease requiring chronic dialysis
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to N18.6:
- end stage renal (ESRD) > Disease, diseased
- end-stage (failure) > renal (functional) (pelvis) N28.9
- end stage (chronic) > renal N19