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)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
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Also Known As / Clinical Terms(138)
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
Clinical Terms
- Acute on chronic interstitial nephritis
- Acute pyelitis
- ACUTE TUBULOINTERSTITIAL NEPHRITIS
- Acute pyelonephritis (disorder)
- Acute pyelonephritis without medullary necrosis
- Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis due to immunological disorder
- Acute infective interstitial nephritis
- Secondary pyelonephritis
- Acute TIN (tubulointerstitial nephritis)
- Acute fungal TIN (tubulointerstitial nephritis)
- Focal pyelonephritis
- Viral kidney infection
- Myoglobin nephrosis
- Acute nephritis due to another disorder
- Pyelonephritis acute NOS
- Acute kidney infection
- Emphysematous pyelitis
- Fungal infection of kidney
- Pyelonephritis associated with another disorder
- APN - Acute pyelonephritis
- Acute pyelitis with renal medullary necrosis
- Acute viral TIN (tubulointerstitial nephritis)
- Drobin's syndrome
- Idiopathic acute interstitial nephritis
- AIN - Acute interstitial nephritis
- Acute pyelonephritis with medullary necrosis
- Renal mycosis
- ATIN
- Hemoglobin nephrosis
- Viral infection of kidney
- Bacterial nephritis
- Emphysematous pyelonephritis
- Interstitial nephritis acute
- Pyelitis, acute
- Acute bacterial tubulointerstitial nephritis
- Acute PN - pyelonephritis
- ATIN - Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis
- Acute idiopathic interstitial nephritis
- Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with systemic infection
- Renal ocular syndrome
- Idiopathic acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
- Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis due to disorder of immune function
- Nephritis interstitial acute
- Acute bacterial pyelonephritis
- Pyelonephritis acute
- Acute interstitial nephritis
- Acute fungal tubulointerstitial nephritis
- Acute tubulointerstitial disease
- Acute on chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis
- Acute pyelonephritis caused by bacterium
- Acute pyelitis without renal medullary necrosis
- Acute bacterial TIN (tubulointerstitial nephritis)
- Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (disorder)
- Acute focal pyelonephritis
- Acute infectious interstitial nephritis
- Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis
- Acute infectious tubulointerstitial nephritis
- Pyelitis
- Acute pyelitis (disorder)
- Acute viral tubulointerstitial nephritis
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for acute pyelonephritis?
The ICD-10-CM code for acute pyelonephritis is N10. The full clinical description is "Acute pyelonephritis". N10 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code N10 mean?
ICD-10-CM code N10 represents “Acute pyelonephritis”. It is classified under Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System and 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, also report: 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.
How does N10 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like acute pyelonephritis affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of N10?
N10 maps to the ICD-11 code: GB5Z (Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases, unspecified).
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