Q61 ICD-10-CA category: Cystic kidney disease
Q61 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 8 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
Q61Cystic kidney disease
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in Q61
Q61 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.
Notes for Q61
As CIHI prints them, with any note Q61 takes from the headings above it.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Cyst of kidney (acquired) (N28.1)Potter's syndrome (Q60.6)
- Inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E90)From Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
Where Q61 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- 2Block Q60-Q64Congenital malformations of the urinary system
- 3Category Q61Cystic kidney disease
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is Q61 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. Q61 (Cystic kidney disease) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 8 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is Q61 in ICD-10-CA?
Q61 sits under Q60-Q64 Congenital malformations of the urinary system, within Chapter 17: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99).
What coding notes apply to Q61?
ICD-10-CA lists Excludes notes for Q61, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.