N28.0

Applicable To

• Renal artery embolism

• Renal artery obstruction

• Renal artery occlusion

• Renal artery thrombosis

• Renal infarct

Approximate Synonyms

• Acute scleroderma renal crisis

• Occlusion due to renal artery embolism

• Renal artery embolism with occlusion

• Renal infarction

• Renal ischemia

• Renal vascular disorder

• Scleroderma renal crisis

• Thromboembolism of renal arteries

• Thromboembolism of renal artery

Clinical Information

• Blocking or clogging of the renal artery, which is the branch of the abdominal aorta which supplies the kidneys, adrenal glands and ureters.

• Narrowing or occlusion of the renal artery or arteries. It is due usually to atherosclerosis; fibromuscular dysplasia; thrombosis; embolism, or external pressure. The reduced renal perfusion can lead to renovascular hypertension hypertension, renovascular).

Details

• N28.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM N28.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N28.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 N28.0 may differ.