2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q61

Cystic kidney disease

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code
  • Q61 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM Q61 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q61 - other international versions of ICD-10 Q61 may differ.
Type 1 Excludes
Type 1 Excludes Help
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as Q61. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
  • acquired cyst of kidney (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N28.1

    Cyst of kidney, acquired

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Cyst (multiple) (solitary) of kidney (acquired)
    Type 1 Excludes
    • cystic kidney disease (congenital) (Q61.-)
    N28.1
    )
  • Potter's syndrome (
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q60.6

    Potter's syndrome

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code POA Exempt
    Q60.6
    )
The following code(s) above Q61 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to Q61:
  • Q00-Q99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range Q00-Q99

    Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities

    Note
    • Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
    Type 2 Excludes
    • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
    Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Clinical Information
  • A congenital or acquired kidney disorder characterized by the presence of renal cysts.
  • A heterogeneous group of hereditary and acquired disorders in which the kidney contains one or more cysts unilaterally or bilaterally (kidney, cystic).
Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Code annotations containing back-references to Q61:
  • Type 1 Excludes: N28.1
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N28.1

    Cyst of kidney, acquired

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
    Applicable To
    • Cyst (multiple) (solitary) of kidney (acquired)
    Type 1 Excludes
    • cystic kidney disease (congenital) (Q61.-)
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Q61
Q56.3 Pseudohermaphroditism, unspecified
Q56.4 Indeterminate sex, unspecified
Q60 Renal agenesis and other reduction defects of kidney
Q60.0 Renal agenesis, unilateral
Q60.1 Renal agenesis, bilateral
Q60.2 Renal agenesis, unspecified
Q60.3 Renal hypoplasia, unilateral
Q60.4 Renal hypoplasia, bilateral
Q60.5 Renal hypoplasia, unspecified
Q60.6 Potter's syndrome
Q61 Cystic kidney disease
Q61.0 Congenital renal cyst
Q61.00 …… unspecified
Q61.01 Congenital single renal cyst
Q61.02 Congenital multiple renal cysts
Q61.1 Polycystic kidney, infantile type
Q61.11 Cystic dilatation of collecting ducts
Q61.19 Other polycystic kidney, infantile type
Q61.2 Polycystic kidney, adult type
Q61.3 Polycystic kidney, unspecified
Q61.4 Renal dysplasia

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