N17

Acute kidney failure

Non-billable header

N17 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • posttraumatic renal failure (T79.5)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
  • congenital renal failure (P96.0)
  • drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditions (N14.-)
  • extrarenal uremia (R39.2)
  • hemolytic-uremic syndrome (D59.3-)
  • hepatorenal syndrome (K76.7)
  • postpartum hepatorenal syndrome (O90.41)
  • posttraumatic renal failure (T79.5)
  • prerenal uremia (R39.2)
  • renal failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.4)
  • renal failure following labor and delivery (O90.41)
  • renal failure postprocedural (N99.0)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • associated underlying condition

More specific codes N17

  • N17.0Acute kidney failure with tubular necrosisBillable
  • N17.1Acute kidney failure with acute cortical necrosisBillable
  • N17.2Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosisBillable
  • N17.8Other acute kidney failureBillable
  • N17.9Acute kidney failure, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • N18Chronic kidney disease (CKD)Header
  • N19Unspecified kidney failureBillable

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