N17.2
BillableAcute kidney failure with medullary necrosis
Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosis
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Medullary [papillary] necrosis NOS
- Acute medullary [papillary] necrosis
- Renal medullary [papillary] necrosis
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
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Acute pyonephrosis with renal medullary necrosis7448003
- Acute pyelitis with renal medullary necrosis14343001
- Pyelitis27174002
- Acute pyelitis32801008
- APN - Acute pyelonephritis36689008
- Acute PN - pyelonephritis36689008
- Acute kidney infection36689008
- Acute pyelonephritis36689008
- Pyonephrosis48631008
- CPN - Chronic pyelonephritis63302006
- Chronic pyelonephritis63302006
- Necrotising papillitis90241004
- Necrotising renal papillitis90241004
- Necrotizing papillitis90241004
- Necrotizing renal papillitis90241004
- Papillary necrosis90241004
- Renal papillary necrosis90241004
- Chronic pyelonephritis with medullary necrosis197761005
- Acute pyelonephritis with medullary necrosis197769007
- Acute pyonephrosis197770008
- Chronic urinary tract infection197928006
- Calcific papillary necrosis236438002
- Acute necrotising papillitis270494003
- Acute necrotizing papillitis270494003
- Acute papillary necrosis270494003
- Acute renal medullary necrosis270494003
- Acute renal papillary necrosis with renal failure298015003
- Renal papillary necrosis caused by analgesic drug722077007
- Renal papillary necrosis due to sickle cell disease722085003
- Renal papillary necrosis due to diabetes mellitus723074006
UMLS
- Acute Renal Failure with Renal Papillary NecrosisC0574786
- Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosisC0574786
- Acute renal papillary necrosis with renal failureC0574786
- Acute renal papillary necrosis with renal failure (disorder)C0574786
- Acute medullary [papillary] necrosisC2902953
- Medullary [papillary] necrosis NOSC2902954
- Renal medullary [papillary] necrosisC2902954
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N17.2?
ICD-10-CM code N17.2 represents "Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N17.2 a billable code?
Yes, N17.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N17.2 in?
N17.2 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N17.2?
N17.2 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: posttraumatic renal failure (T79.5).
What SNOMED CT codes does N17.2 map to?
N17.2 maps to 18 SNOMED CT concepts: 36689008, 270494003, 32801008, 14343001, 197769007, and 13 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N17.2?
N17.2 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0574786, C2902953, C2902954. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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