N26
Non-billableUnspecified contracted kidney
Unspecified contracted kidney
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- disorders of kidney and ureter with urolithiasis (N20-N23)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N26?
ICD-10-CM code N26 represents "Unspecified contracted kidney". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is N26 a billable code?
No, N26 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under N26.
What chapter is N26 in?
N26 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N26?
N26 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: contracted kidney due to hypertension (I12.-); diffuse sclerosing glomerulonephritis (N05.8.-); hypertensive nephrosclerosis (arteriolar) (arteriosclerotic) (I12.-); and 1 more.
What are the subcategories under N26?
N26 has 3 child codes, including: N26.1 (Atrophy of kidney (terminal)), N26.2 (Page kidney), N26.9 (Renal sclerosis, unspecified).
What are the UMLS CUIs for N26?
N26 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C3495403. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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