N26 ICD-10-CM Code: Unspecified contracted kidney
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FY 2026 Apr update / Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99) / Other disorders of kidney and ureter (N25-N29)
N26
Header CodeICD-10-CMOfficial ICD-10-CMCodebook guidanceUnspecified contracted kidney
CMS-HCC V28
N/A—
Not mapped
CMS-HCC V24
N/A—
Not mapped
ACA/HHS
N/A—
Not mapped
ESRD/PACE
N/A—
Not mapped
RXHCC
N/A—
Not mapped
Code Book Path
Inclusion Terms
OfficialNo inclusion terms are included in this display for N26. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Excludes 2
Official- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)Inherited from N00-N99, N25-N29
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)Inherited from N00-N99, N25-N29
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)Inherited from N00-N99, N25-N29
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)Inherited from N00-N99, N25-N29
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)Inherited from N00-N99, N25-N29
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)Inherited from N00-N99, N25-N29
- neoplasms (C00-D49)Inherited from N00-N99, N25-N29
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)Inherited from N00-N99, N25-N29
- disorders of kidney and ureter with urolithiasis (N20-N23)Inherited from N00-N99, N25-N29
Related Codes
Includes
OfficialNo Includes notes are included in this display for N26. Check the code and parent instructions in the Code Book.
Excludes 1
Official- contracted kidney due to hypertension (I12.-)
- diffuse sclerosing glomerulonephritis (N05.8.-)
- hypertensive nephrosclerosis (arteriolar) (arteriosclerotic) (I12.-)
- small kidney of unknown cause (N27.-)
Code First
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Use Additional
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Code Also
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Current with CMS: FY2026 ICD-10-CM Apr 1 update (effective Apr 1 – Sep 30, 2026) · CMS-HCC V28, 100% phased in for payment year 2026. FY2027 code set already staged for October 1, 2026. How HCC Buddy stays current →
- Code
- N26
- Description
- Unspecified contracted kidney
- HCC (V28)
- No CMS-HCC V28 mapping
- RAF reference coefficient
- —
- Billable
- No
- Payment year
- 2026
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What This Code Means
N26 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for unspecified contracted kidney. N26 sits in the ICD-10-CM chapter for diseases of the genitourinary system (n00-n99), within the section covering other disorders of kidney and ureter (n25-n29).
Header codes like N26 cannot be reported on claims directly; they organize child codes that share clinical context. Coders should select the billable child code that matches the documented presentation and then verify its current source-backed HCC mapping. Do not infer a child code or risk adjustment value from the header alone.
HCC Buddy maintains structured V28 and V24 mapping, source-labeled coefficient references, and MEAT documentation criteria for N26 sourced directly from the CMS-HCC risk adjustment model files and the CMS ICD-10-CM code set.