2026 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Z52.4Kidney donor
Z52.4 is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for kidney donor. It is valid on HIPAA claims for fiscal year 2026 (October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026) and groups to MS-DRG 698 through 700. The code is exempt from POA reporting. Coders also document this condition as chronic kidney disease following donor nephrectomy. In AHRQ's Clinical Classifications Software (CCSR), this diagnosis falls under Other specified status.
Code Identity
Code Classification
Present on Admission (POA)Billing
Z52.4 is exempt from POA reporting on inpatient claims to general acute care hospitals. Review other POA exempt codes.
Approximate SynonymsGuidance
Alternate terms and clinical phrases that map to this code.
- Chronic kidney disease following donor nephrectomy
- Postoperative renal impairment
Index to Diseases and InjuriesGuidance
Alphabetical index entries that point to this code.
- Donor (organ or tissue) - Z52.9
- kidney - Z52.4
External Cause of Injuries IndexGuidance
References for this code in the External Cause of Injuries Index.
- Donor(organ or tissue)
- kidney
Clinical ClassificationClinical
AHRQ’s CCSR groups this code into broader clinical categories.
Patient EducationClinical
Organ Donation
Organ donation takes healthy organs and tissues from one person for transplantation into another. Experts say that the organs from one donor can save or help as many as 50 people. Organs you can donate include:
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Convert Z52.4 to ICD-9-CMHistory
The closest ICD-9-CM equivalents under the General Equivalence Mappings.
Code HistoryHistory
Questions About Z52.4Overview
Is Z52.4 (Donors of organs and tissues) a billable code?
Yes. This is a billable ICD-10-CM code, specific enough to report kidney donor on HIPAA-covered claims from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
What MS-DRG does Z52.4 group to?
When kidney donor is the principal diagnosis on an inpatient stay, it groups to MS-DRG 698, 699, 700, with relative weights from 0.6899 to 1.6544 depending on complications. Higher weights mean higher Medicare reimbursement.
Is Z52.4 exempt from POA reporting?
Yes. CMS lists this code among those exempt from present on admission reporting, so hospitals do not assign a POA indicator for kidney donor on inpatient claims.
What is the ICD-9 equivalent of Z52.4?
Under the General Equivalence Mappings, kidney donor converts to ICD-9-CM V59.4 (kidney donor). The mapping is a direct match.
