What does CKD 3 mean?
A person with stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) has moderate kidney damage. This stage is broken up into two: a decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) for Stage 3A is 45-59 mL/min and a decrease in GFR for Stage 3B is 30-44 mL/min.
How is CKD Stage 3 diagnosis?
Stage 3 of CKD is diagnosed based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) readings. This is a blood test that measures creatine levels. An eGFR is used to determine how well your kidneys are working at filtering wastes.

Is CKD stage 3 an HCC?
HCC 138 β Chronic Kidney Disease, Moderate (Stage 3)
How do you code CKD Stage 3a?
The new codes are as follows: N18. 31 CKD, Stage 3a (GFR = 45-59) N18. 32 CKD, Stage 3b (GFR= 30-44)
What are the stages of CKD?

Five stages of chronic kidney disease
- Stage 1 with normal or high GFR (GFR > 90 mL/min)
- Stage 2 Mild CKD (GFR = 60-89 mL/min)
- Stage 3A Moderate CKD (GFR = 45-59 mL/min)
- Stage 3B Moderate CKD (GFR = 30-44 mL/min)
- Stage 4 Severe CKD (GFR = 15-29 mL/min)
- Stage 5 End Stage CKD (GFR <15 mL/min)
What causes CKD?
CKD can be caused by: high blood pressure β over time, this can put strain on the small blood vessels in the kidneys and stop the kidneys working properly. diabetes β too much glucose in your blood can damage the tiny filters in the kidneys.
How is CKD diagnosed?
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be diagnosed with blood and urine tests. In many cases, CKD is only found when a routine blood or urine test you have for another problem shows that your kidneys may not be working normally.
What is the new ICD-10 code for CKD 3?
Chronic kidney disease, stage 3 unspecified N18. 30 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM N18. 30 became effective on October 1, 2021.
What is chronic kidney disease HCC?
Terminology. HCC is the most common type of liver cancer. Most cases of HCC are secondary to either a viral hepatitis infection or cirrhosis. CKD is the slow loss of kidney function over time.
Can you code nephropathy and CKD?
It is true you wouldn’t code both. Diabetic nephropathy is a specific subset of CKD. It is an advanced renal disease due to microvascular damage from hyperglycemia, manifested by proteinuria.
What is CKD diagnosis?
What are the main causes of CKD?
Diabetes and high blood pressure are the most common causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Your health care provider will look at your health history and may do tests to find out why you have kidney disease. The cause of your kidney disease may affect the type of treatment you receive.