N17
Non-billableAcute kidney failure
Acute kidney failure
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- posttraumatic renal failure (T79.5)
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)
- 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
A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances
- associated underlying condition
Child Codes (5)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- AKIC0022660
- AKI - acute kidney injuryC0022660
- ARFC0022660
- ARF - Acute renal failureC0022660
- Acute Kidney FailureC0022660
- Acute Kidney FailuresC0022660
- Acute Kidney InjuryC0022660
- Acute Renal FailureC0022660
- Acute Renal FailuresC0022660
- Acute kidney failureC0022660
- Acute kidney failure, unspecifiedC0022660
- Acute kidney injuryC0022660
- Acute kidney injury (disorder)C0022660
- Acute renal failureC0022660
- Acute renal failure syndromeC0022660
- Acute renal failure, unspecifiedC0022660
- Failure kidney acuteC0022660
- Kidney Failure, AcuteC0022660
- Kidney Failures, AcuteC0022660
- Kidney failure acuteC0022660
- Renal Failure, AcuteC0022660
- Renal Failures, AcuteC0022660
- Renal failure acuteC0022660
- Renal insufficiency, acuteC0022660
- Renal shutdown acuteC0022660
- acute failure kidneyC0022660
- acute failure renalC0022660
- acute kidney failureC0022660
- acute renal failureC0022660
- acute renal failuresC0022660
- acute renal insufficiencyC0022660
- acute renal shutdownC0022660
- arfC0022660
- failure acute renalC0022660
- kidney failure acuteC0022660
- renal failure acuteC0022660
- syndrome acute renal failureC0022660
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N17?
ICD-10-CM code N17 represents "Acute kidney failure". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is N17 a billable code?
No, N17 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 5 child codes under N17.
What chapter is N17 in?
N17 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N17?
N17 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: posttraumatic renal failure (T79.5).
What are the subcategories under N17?
N17 has 5 child codes, including: N17.0 (Acute kidney failure with tubular necrosis), N17.1 (Acute kidney failure with acute cortical necrosis), N17.2 (Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosis), N17.8 (Other acute kidney failure), and 1 more.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N17?
N17 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0022660. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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