Q61Non-billableSave
Q61 - Cystic kidney disease
ICD-10-CM Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities · Q60-Q64 Congenital malformations of the urinary system (Q60-Q64) · Top-level category · FY2027
Coding Guidance
Q61 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 8 more specific codes below.
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom Q61
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- acquired cyst of kidney (N28.1)
- Potter's syndrome (Q60.6)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter Q00-Q99
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
NotesFrom Chapter Q00-Q99
Instructional notes from the ICD-10-CM tabular list.
- Codes from this chapter are not for use on maternal records
More Specific Codes (8)
Q61.0Congenital renal cystCategory→Q61.1Polycystic kidney, infantile typeCategory→Q61.2Polycystic kidney, adult typeBillable→Q61.3Polycystic kidney, unspecifiedBillable→Q61.4Renal dysplasiaBillable→Q61.5Medullary cystic kidneyBillable→Q61.8Other cystic kidney diseasesBillable→Q61.9Cystic kidney disease, unspecifiedBillable→
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Chapter Information
Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Range: Q00-Q99
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More specific codes for Q61
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Codes at the same level as Q61
- Anencephaly and similar malformationsQ00
- EncephaloceleQ01
- MicrocephalyQ02
- Congenital hydrocephalusQ03
- Other congenital malformations of brainQ04
- Spina bifidaQ05
- Other congenital malformations of spinal cordQ06
- Other congenital malformations of nervous systemQ07
- Congenital malformations of eyelid, lacrimal apparatus and orbitQ10
- Anophthalmos, microphthalmos and macrophthalmosQ11
- Congenital lens malformationsQ12
- Congenital malformations of anterior segment of eyeQ13
- Congenital malformations of posterior segment of eyeQ14
- Other congenital malformations of eyeQ15
- Congenital malformations of ear causing impairment of hearingQ16
- Other congenital malformations of earQ17
- Other congenital malformations of face and neckQ18
- Congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connectionsQ20
- Congenital malformations of cardiac septaQ21
- Congenital malformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valvesQ22
- Congenital malformations of aortic and mitral valvesQ23
- Other congenital malformations of heartQ24
- Congenital malformations of great arteriesQ25
- Congenital malformations of great veinsQ26
- Other congenital malformations of peripheral vascular systemQ27
- Other congenital malformations of circulatory systemQ28
- Congenital malformations of noseQ30
- Congenital malformations of larynxQ31
- Congenital malformations of trachea and bronchusQ32
- Congenital malformations of lungQ33
- Other congenital malformations of respiratory systemQ34
- Cleft palateQ35
- Cleft lipQ36
- Cleft palate with cleft lipQ37
- Other congenital malformations of tongue, mouth and pharynxQ38
- Congenital malformations of esophagusQ39
- Other congenital malformations of upper alimentary tractQ40
- Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of small intestineQ41
- Congenital absence, atresia and stenosis of large intestineQ42
- Other congenital malformations of intestineQ43
48 more in this chapter.