N10
BillableAcute pyelonephritis
Acute pyelonephritis
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Acute infectious interstitial nephritis
- Acute pyelitis
- Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis
- Hemoglobin nephrosis
- Myoglobin nephrosis
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- pyelonephritis
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- pyeloureteritis cystica (N28.85)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Acute pyelitis without renal medullary necrosis3999002
- Acute pyelitis with renal medullary necrosis14343001
- Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with systemic infection16751003
- Acute bacterial TIN (tubulointerstitial nephritis)22352007
- Acute bacterial tubulointerstitial nephritis22352007
- Pyelitis27174002
- Acute viral TIN (tubulointerstitial nephritis)27810000
- Acute viral tubulointerstitial nephritis27810000
- AIN - Acute interstitial nephritis28637003
- ATIN - Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis28637003
- Acute TIN (tubulointerstitial nephritis)28637003
- Acute interstitial nephritis28637003
- Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis28637003
- Acute tubulointerstitial disease28637003
- Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis28637003
- Acute pyelitis32801008
- APN - Acute pyelonephritis36689008
- Acute PN - pyelonephritis36689008
- Acute kidney infection36689008
- Acute pyelonephritis36689008
- Acute idiopathic interstitial nephritis47330001
- Idiopathic acute interstitial nephritis47330001
- Idiopathic acute tubulointerstitial nephritis47330001
- Acute infectious tubulointerstitial nephritis66993009
- Acute infective interstitial nephritis66993009
- Acute fungal TIN (tubulointerstitial nephritis)91195006
- Acute fungal tubulointerstitial nephritis91195006
- Acute focal pyelonephritis123754002
- Focal pyelonephritis123754002
- Acute pyelonephritis without medullary necrosis197768004
- Acute pyelonephritis with medullary necrosis197769007
- Pyelonephritis associated with another disorder197782004
- Secondary pyelonephritis197782004
- Emphysematous pyelonephritis236373001
- Emphysematous pyelitis236375008
- Fungal infection of kidney236377000
- Renal mycosis236377000
- Drobin's syndrome236451007
- Renal ocular syndrome236451007
- Acute on chronic interstitial nephritis702718005
- Acute on chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis702718005
- Acute bacterial pyelonephritis838353009
- Acute pyelonephritis caused by bacterium838353009
- Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis due to disorder of immune function1144972008
- Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis due to immunological disorder1144972008
- Viral infection of kidney1366183005
- Viral kidney infection1366183005
- Acute nephritis due to another disorder40371000119105
- Bacterial nephritis42231000009109
UMLS
- ACUTE TUBULOINTERSTITIAL NEPHRITISC1843274
- AIN - Acute interstitial nephritisC1843274
- ATINC1843274
- ATIN - Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritisC1843274
- Acute TIN (tubulointerstitial nephritis)C1843274
- Acute Tubulointerstitial NephritisC1843274
- Acute interstitial nephritisC1843274
- Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritisC1843274
- Acute tubulointerstitial diseaseC1843274
- Acute tubulointerstitial nephritisC1843274
- Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (disorder)C1843274
- Interstitial nephritis acuteC1843274
- Nephritis interstitial acuteC1843274
- acute interstitial nephritisC1843274
- APN - Acute pyelonephritisC0520575
- Acute PN - pyelonephritisC0520575
- Acute PyelonephritisC0520575
- Acute kidney infectionC0520575
- Acute pyelonephritisC0520575
- Acute pyelonephritis (disorder)C0520575
- Pyelonephritis acuteC0520575
- Pyelonephritis acute NOSC0520575
- acute pyelonephritisC0520575
- Acute infectious interstitial nephritisC2902926
- Acute pyelitisC0268715
- Acute pyelitis (disorder)C0268715
- Pyelitis, acuteC0268715
- Hemoglobin nephrosisC3264499
- Myoglobin nephrosisC2902928
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N10?
ICD-10-CM code N10 represents "Acute pyelonephritis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N10 a billable code?
Yes, N10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N10 in?
N10 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N10?
N10 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: pyeloureteritis cystica (N28.85).
Are additional codes required with N10?
Yes, when using N10 you should also code: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent..
What SNOMED CT codes does N10 map to?
N10 maps to 26 SNOMED CT concepts: 28637003, 36689008, 22352007, 838353009, 123754002, and 21 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N10?
N10 is linked to 6 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1843274, C0520575, C2902926, C0268715, C3264499, and 1 more. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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