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ICD-10-CM Current in FY 2027

N18.5

Chronic kidney disease, stage 5

Release
FY 2027
Effective
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Hierarchy

Where N18.5 sits in the official hierarchy. Each level is the code it is classified under.

  1. N18 Parent Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
  2. N18.5 This code Chronic kidney disease, stage 5

Official Coding Notes

Reproduced verbatim from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files. Notes labelled as inherited are declared on a parent code and apply here too.

Excludes1

chronic kidney disease, stage 5 requiring chronic dialysis ( N18.6 )

Code First

any associated:

Inherited from N18 — Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Code First

diabetic chronic kidney disease ( E08.22 , E09.22 , E10.22 , E11.22 , E13.22 )

Inherited from N18 — Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Code First

hypertensive chronic kidney disease ( I12 .-, I13 .-)

Inherited from N18 — Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Use Additional Code

code, if applicable, to identify:

Inherited from N18 — Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Use Additional Code

associated cachexia ( E88.A )

Inherited from N18 — Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Use Additional Code

kidney transplant status ( Z94.0 )

Inherited from N18 — Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

Version History

How N18.5 appears in each release imported from the official files, newest first.

  1. FY 2027 Effective

    Current

    Chronic kidney disease, stage 5

  2. FY 2026 Effective

    Unchanged

    Chronic kidney disease, stage 5

Related Codes

Other codes under N18

Codes whose official notes reference N18.5

Data Source

Code information on this page is derived from the FY 2027 ICD-10-CM files published by CDC NCHS and CMS.

Release
FY 2027
Effective
Source file
icd10cm-code-descriptions-2027.zip

Official ICD-10-CM source files (opens in a new tab)

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