Q60
Header — not billableRenal agenesis and other reduction defects of kidney
The ICD-10 code for renal agenesis and other reduction defects of kidney is Q60.
Q60 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 7 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Includes
Terms listed here further define or give examples of the conditions grouped under this code — they describe what the code covers, not a separate diagnosis.
- congenital absence of kidney
- congenital atrophy of kidney
- infantile atrophy of kidney
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- Q61Cystic kidney diseasenon-billable header
- Q62Congenital obstructive defects of renal pelvis and congenital malformations of ureternon-billable header
- Q63Other congenital malformations of kidneynon-billable header
- Q64Other congenital malformations of urinary systemnon-billable header
- Q60Renal agenesis and other reduction defects of kidneynon-billable header