Coding and coverage · ICD-10-CM

Q60 Renal agenesis and other reduction defects of kidney

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Codes under this one

  • 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

Instructional notes

Chapter 17

Excludes2Not included here: the patient may have both; report both when both are present.
  • inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
Notes
  • Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records

This code

Includes
  • congenital absence of kidney
  • congenital atrophy of kidney
  • infantile atrophy of kidney

Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations, chromosomal abnormalities, and genetic disorders (Q00-QA1) · Q60-Q64 Congenital malformations of the urinary system (Q60-Q64)

Source: ICD-10-CM FY 2027 code descriptions and tabular list (CMS and CDC National Center for Health Statistics), effective 2026-10-01 through 2027-09-30 · CMS ICD-10 files. HCC mapping: CMS-HCC V28, payment year 2027. As of 2026-11-04.

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