NPI Atlas

ICD-10 Code for Uremia

The default ICD-10-CM 2027 code for uremia, uremic is N19 – Unspecified kidney failure. More specific codes depend on the details documented, as listed in the official index (6 codes, 6 billable).

Main code: N19 – Unspecified kidney failure
Billable: Yes

Index entries for Uremia

with
- ectopic or molar pregnancy – O08.4
- polyneuropathy – N18.9 – G63 [manifestation]
chronic NOS – N18.9 – see also Disease, kidney, chronic
- due to hypertension – see Hypertensive, kidney
complicating
- ectopic or molar pregnancy – O08.4
congenital – P96.0
extrarenal – R39.2
following ectopic or molar pregnancy – O08.4
newborn – P96.0
prerenal – R39.2

How to choose the right code

Start with the main term, then pick the indented subterm that matches the documentation (type, cause, site, laterality, episode of care). Always confirm the code in the tabular list: follow its Excludes1/Excludes2, “code first” and “use additional code” notes, and add a 7th character where required.

Source: CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 alphabetic index.