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ICD-Code N18: Chronic kidney disease

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In outpatient care, the ICD code on medical documents is always appended with a diagnostic confidence indicator (A, G, V or Z): A (excluded diagnosis), G (confirmed diagnosis), V (tentative diagnosis) and Z (condition after a confirmed diagnosis).

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Chronic kidney disease: a doctor and another man sitting at a table with a plastic anatomical model of a human torso. The doctor is pointing to the kidney on the model. Chronic kidney disease: a doctor and another man sitting at a table with a plastic anatomical model of a human torso. The doctor is pointing to the kidney on the model.

Chronic kidney disease

Chronic kidney disease typically develops in older people. The condition often goes unnoticed because a decrease in renal function does not initially cause any symptoms.