Billable Medical Code for Chronic Kidney Disease Unspecified
Diagnosis Code for Reimbursement Claim: ICD-9-CM 585.9
Code will be replaced by October 2015 and relabeled as ICD-10-CM 585.9.
The Short Description Is: Chronic kidney dis NOS.
Known As
Chronic renal failure is also known as acute on chronic renal failure, acute with chronic renal failure, acute-on-chronic renal failure, anemia due to chronic kidney disease, anemia due to CKD, anemia of chronic renal failure, benign hypertensive CKD, benign hypertensive heart and chronic renal disease, benign hypertensive heart and chronic renal disease stage 5 with congestive heart failure, benign hypertensive heart and chronic renal disease with congestive heart failure, benign hypertensive heart and CKD, benign hypertensive heart and CKD, stage 5 (GFR <15) w CHF, benign hypertensive heart and CKD, w CHF, chronic kidney disease, chronic kidney disease due to benign hypertension, chronic kidney disease due to drug induced diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease due to hypertension, chronic kidney disease due to secondary diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease due to type 1 diabetes mellitus, chronic kidney disease due to type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic progressive renal failure, chronic progressive renal insufficiency, chronic renal failure, chronic renal failure syndrome, chronic renal impairment, chronic renal impairment associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic renal insufficiency, CKD (chronic kidney disease), diabetes type 1 with chronic kidney disease, diabetes type 2 with chronic kidney disease, diabetes type 2 with kidney disease, diabetic chronic renal impairment associated with Type 2 diabetes mellitus (disorder), DM 1 w diabetic CKD, DM 1 w diabetic CKD w HTN, DM 2 W diabetic chronic kidney disease, DM 2 w diabetic CKD, DM 2 w diabetic CKD w HTN, drug induced diabetes with diabetic kidney disease, drug induced DM w diabetic CKD, hypertension due to to kidney disease in pregnancy, hypertension in chronic kidney disease due to type 1 diabetes mellitus, hypertension in chronic kidney disease due to type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertensive chronic kidney disease, hypertensive CKD, hypertensive heart AND chronic kidney disease, hypertensive heart AND chronic kidney disease with congestive heart failure, hypertensive heart and CKD, hypertensive heart and CKD w CHF, hypertensive heart and kidney disease, hypertensive heart and kidney disease with chf, hypertensive heart/kidney dis w/ congestive heart fail, hypertensive kidney disease chronic, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, malignant hypertensive chronic kidney disease, malignant hypertensive CKD, malignant hypertensive ckd (kidney disease), malignant hypertensive heart and chronic renal disease with congestive heart failure, malignant hypertensive heart and CKD, w CHF, nephrosclerosis, nephrosclerosis (hardening of small arteries kidneys), preexisting hypertensive chronic kidney disease in pregnancy, preexisting hypertensive CKD in pregnancy, preexisting hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease in postpartum, preexisting hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease in pregnancy, preexisting hypertensive heart and chronic kidney disease postpartum (after childbirth), preexisting hypertensive heart and CKD in pregnancy, preexisting hypertensive heart and CKD postpartum, renal failure (ARF) acute on chronic, renal insufficiency chronic, renal insufficiency chronic progressive, secondary diabetes with chronic kidney disease, and secondary DM w diabetic CKD. This applies to chronic renal disease, chronic renal failure NOS, and chronic renal insufficiency.
Chronic Renal Failure Definition and Symptoms
Chronic renal failure means kidney disease that a person has had for an extended period of time and describes the gradual loss of kidney function. Symptoms include swelling of feet, chest pain, shortness of breath, changes in urine output, loss of appetite, vomiting, sleep problems, muscle twitches, and persistent itching.