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N17.8

Billable

Other acute kidney failure

Other acute kidney failure

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

N17-N19

Parent Code

N17

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

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

SNOMED CT

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code N17.8?

ICD-10-CM code N17.8 represents "Other acute kidney failure". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is N17.8 a billable code?

Yes, N17.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is N17.8 in?

N17.8 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).

What codes cannot be used with N17.8?

N17.8 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: posttraumatic renal failure (T79.5).

What SNOMED CT codes does N17.8 map to?

N17.8 maps to 3 SNOMED CT concepts: 423533009, 710565001, 301814009. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for N17.8?

N17.8 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0477745. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.