Renal agenesis and other reduction defects of kidney (Q60)

ICD-10 code Q60 covers renal agenesis and other reduction defects of the kidney, describing congenital conditions where one or both kidneys are missing or underdeveloped. These codes are used to identify specific types of kidney malformations present at birth.

This code section includes detailed diagnoses such as Q60.0 for unilateral renal agenesis (one kidney absent), and Q60.1 for bilateral renal agenesis (both kidneys absent), conditions sometimes referred to as "left kidney absent" or "right renal agenesis." Hypoplasia, a condition of incomplete kidney development, is categorized under Q60.3 and Q60.4 for unilateral and bilateral renal hypoplasia, respectively. The unspecified forms (Q60.2 and Q60.5) cover cases where laterality or exact defect details are not specified, including related syndromes like renal tubular dysgenesis and congenital kidney atrophy. Q60.6 relates to Potter's syndrome, also known as Potter's facies or oligohydramnios sequence, often linked to severe kidney malformations leading to characteristic physical features. Knowing the synonyms such as "Potter's facies" for Potter’s syndrome or "renal agenesis" for absent kidney helps medical coders accurately match clinical documentation to the correct ICD-10 code.