I12 Hypertensive chronic kidney disease

Category / Non-billable header 2 subcodes

Block: Hypertensive diseases (I10-I1A)

Includes

  • any condition in N18 and N26 - due to hypertension
  • arteriosclerosis of kidney
  • arteriosclerotic nephritis (chronic) (interstitial)
  • hypertensive nephropathy
  • nephrosclerosis

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • hypertension due to kidney disease (I15.0, I15.1)
  • renovascular hypertension (I15.0)
  • secondary hypertension (I15.-)

Excludes 2 (not included here)

  • acute kidney failure (N17.-)

Subcodes

Each subcode links to a detail page with full clinical annotations.

Code Description Billable
I12..0 Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 5 chronic kidney disease or end stage renal disease Yes
I12..9 Hypertensive chronic kidney disease with stage 1 through stage 4 chronic kidney disease, or unspecified chronic kidney disease Yes

Last reviewed: September 2026