Q61
Header — not billableCystic kidney disease
The ICD-10 code for cystic kidney disease is Q61.
Q61 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
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.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Child codes under Q61
Related codes in this category
- Q60Renal agenesis and other reduction defects of kidneynon-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
- Q61Cystic kidney diseasenon-billable header