ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q61
Cystic kidney disease
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- Q61
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q61
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q61 is a category (header) for cystic kidney disease. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in Q61
- Q61.0Congenital renal cyst
- Q61.00Congenital renal cyst, unspecified
- Q61.01Congenital single renal cyst
- Q61.02Congenital multiple renal cysts
- Q61.1Polycystic kidney, infantile type
- Q61.11Cystic dilatation of collecting ducts
- Q61.19Other polycystic kidney, infantile type
- Q61.2Polycystic kidney, adult type
- Q61.3Polycystic kidney, unspecified
- Q61.4Renal dysplasia
- Q61.5Medullary cystic kidney
- Q61.8Other cystic kidney diseases
- Q61.9Cystic kidney disease, unspecified
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