The patient comes in with chronic kidney disease, stage 2, and hypertension. You would code this as: Group of answer choices Hypertensive chronic kidney disease (I12.9) followed by stage 2 chronic kidney disease (N18.2) as there is an assumed relationship between hypertension and chronic kidney disease. Code only the hypertension (I10) Hypertension (I10), type 2 chronic kidney disease (N18.2) as there is no relationship assumed. Hypertension first (I10), chronic kidney disease (N18.9), and stage 2 chronic kidney disease (N18.2) as there is no relationship assumed.
