I12 — Hypertensive chronic kidney disease
Is I12 billable?
No — I12 is a non-billable header code. I12 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 2 billable codes beneath I12.
I12 at a glance
| Code | I12 |
|---|---|
| Description | Hypertensive chronic kidney disease |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with I12 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of I12, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I12 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- acute kidney failure (N17.-)
Includes
Conditions classified to I12.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from I10-I1A
The conditions below can never be reported together with I12 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code — inherited from I10-I1A
Report an additional code alongside I12 to fully describe the condition. I12 is sequenced first.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 9
The conditions below are not part of I12, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I12 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations, and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- systemic connective tissue disorders (M30-M36)
- transient cerebral ischemic attacks and related syndromes (G45.-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from I10-I1A
The conditions below are not part of I12, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, I12 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under I12? (2)
How long has I12 existed?
I12 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with I12?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with I12 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.