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ICD-10-CM category I12: Hypertensive chronic kidney disease

Category I12 is a heading in chapter 9 (Diseases of the circulatory system (I00-I99)), section Hypertensive diseases (I10-I1A). It is not billable; report one of the 2 complete codes below.

Notes that apply to every I12 code

Includes
  • any condition in N18 and N26 - due to hypertension
  • arteriosclerosis of kidney
  • arteriosclerotic nephritis (chronic) (interstitial)
  • hypertensive nephropathy
  • nephrosclerosis
Excludes1 (never coded together)
  • hypertension due to kidney disease (I15.0, I15.1)
  • renovascular hypertension (I15.0)
  • secondary hypertension (I15.-)
Excludes2 (not part of this condition, may be coded together)
  • acute kidney failure (N17.-)

Billable codes in I12

Billable FY2027 ICD-10-CM codes in category I12
CodeDescription
I12.0Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease
I12.9Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease

Sources

Every figure on this page is taken from the CMS publications below, as released by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Projection built 2026-10-10. Verify against the primary file before billing or contracting decisions. The reference methodology explains how each figure is computed from these files.

Codes from the FY2027 ICD-10-CM files (all chapters). Report the code that matches the documentation and the Official Guidelines; this list is not coding advice.