Q61.8 is the authoritative medical code for Other cystic kidney diseases. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for other cystic kidney diseases (ICD-10-CM Q61.8), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Other cystic kidney diseases is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code Q61.8. Inclusion terms: Fibrocystic kidney; Fibrocystic renal degeneration or disease. Excludes1 (not coded here): acquired cyst of kidney N28.1; Potter's syndrome Q60.6.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for Q61.8 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Fibrocystic kidney
- Fibrocystic renal degeneration or disease
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- acquired cyst of kidney N28.1
- Potter's syndrome Q60.6
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with Q61.8?
Per Excludes1 instructions, Q61.8 must not be reported with: acquired cyst of kidney (N28.1); Potter's syndrome (Q60.6).
What conditions are included under Q61.8?
Other cystic kidney diseases includes: Fibrocystic kidney; Fibrocystic renal degeneration or disease.
Codes in This Family (8)
Official ICD-10-CM classifications in the same code family as Q61.8, with their registry titles.
- Q61 — Cystic kidney disease
- Q61.0 — Congenital renal cyst
- Q61.1 — Polycystic kidney, infantile type
- Q61.2 — Polycystic kidney, adult type
- Q61.3 — Polycystic kidney, unspecified
- Q61.4 — Renal dysplasia
- Q61.5 — Medullary cystic kidney
- Q61.9 — Cystic kidney disease, unspecified
Indexed Clinical Terms (4)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Disease, diseased, kidney (functional) (pelvis), fibrocystic (congenital)
- Disease, diseased, renal (functional) (pelvis), fibrocystic (congenital)
- Fibrocystic, disease, kidney (congenital)
- Fibrocystic, kidney (congenital)
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