N17Non-billable (header)

Acute kidney failure

Related Codes· Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease (N17-N19)

N18Chronic kidney disease (CKD)N19Unspecified kidney failure

Sub-codes of N17(5)

N17 is a non-billable header. Select a sub-code to bill.

N17.0Acute kidney failure with tubular necrosis✓ BillableN17.1Acute kidney failure with acute cortical necrosis✓ BillableN17.2Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosis✓ BillableN17.8Other acute kidney failure✓ BillableN17.9Acute kidney failure, unspecified✓ Billable

✗ Excludes 1(Not coded here)

  • •posttraumatic renal failure (T79.5)

Code Hierarchy

┌14Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)├N17-N19Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease (N17-N19)├N17Acute kidney failure
└N17Acute kidney failure

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