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ICD-10-CM code · FY2027

N28.0 Ischemia and infarction of kidney

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About N28.0

Code
N28.0
Billable
Yes
Short description
Ischemia and infarction of kidney
Category
N28 Other disorders of kidney and ureter, not elsewhere classified
Block
N25-N29 Other disorders of kidney and ureter
Chapter
14 Diseases of the genitourinary system
Code set
FY2027, October 1, 2026 to September 30, 2027

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Coding notes for N28.0

Applicable to Other names for conditions reported with this code.

  • Renal artery embolism
  • Renal artery obstruction
  • Renal artery occlusion
  • Renal artery thrombosis
  • Renal infarct

Excludes1 Not coded here: never report these together with this code (use the code given instead).

  • atherosclerosis of renal artery (extrarenal part) (I70.1)
  • congenital stenosis of renal artery (Q27.1)
  • Goldblatt's kidney (I70.1)
Block N25-N29 notes (apply to every code in it)

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

  • disorders of kidney and ureter with urolithiasis (N20-N23)
Chapter 14 notes (apply to every code in it)

Excludes2 Not part of this condition, but a patient can have both: report both codes when both apply.

  • 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)

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