ICD-10-CM · Chapter 9 · I00–I99
I12.9
Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease
Diseases of the circulatory system
Quick facts
- Code
- I12.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 9 — Diseases of the circulatory system
- Category
- I12 — Hypertensive chronic kidney disease
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM I12.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
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