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Chronic kidney disease stages and ESRD
Official text from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting. The wording is quoted exactly.
Guidelines I.C.14.a.1
“Code N18.6, End stage renal disease (ESRD), is assigned when the provider has documented end-stage renal disease (ESRD).”
“If both a stage of CKD and ESRD are documented, assign code N18.6 only.”
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