- N26.9 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 N26.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N26.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 N26.9 may differ.
ICD-10-CM N26.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 698 Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with mcc
- 699 Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with cc
- 700 Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses without cc/mcc
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 N26.9:
- kidney (granular) (secondary) > Contraction, contracture, contracted (s)
- kidney > Fibrosis, fibrotic
- cirrhotic > Nephritis, nephritic (albuminuric) (azotemic) (congenital) (disseminated) (epithelial) (familial) (focal) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (nonsuppurative, excretory) (uremic) N05.9
- senile > Nephrosclerosis (arteriolar)(arteriosclerotic) (chronic) (hyaline)
- renal > Sclerosis, sclerotic