1. ICD-10-CM Codes
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2. N00-N99 Diseases of the genitourinary system
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3. N17-N19 Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease
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4. N17- Acute kidney failure
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5. 2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N17.2

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N17.2

Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosis

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

• N17.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
• The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM N17.2 became effective on October 1, 2020.
• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N17.2 - other international versions of ICD-10 N17.2 may differ.

• Acute renal papillary necrosis with renal failure
• Papillary necrosis
• Renal failure, acute renal medullary necrosis

• 673 Other kidney and urinary tract procedures with mcc
• 674 Other kidney and urinary tract procedures with cc
• 675 Other kidney and urinary tract procedures without cc/mcc
• 682 Renal failure with mcc
• 683 Renal failure with cc
• 684 Renal failure without cc/mcc
• 791 Prematurity with major problems
• 793 Full term neonate with major problems

Convert N17.2 to ICD-9-CM

• 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
• 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
• 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
• 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
• 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
• 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

• Failure, failed
  • renal N19
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N19

    Unspecified kidney failure

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Uremia NOS

    Type 1 Excludes

    • acute kidney failure (N17.-)
    • chronic kidney disease (N18.-)
    • chronic uremia (N18.9)
    • extrarenal uremia (R39.2)
    • prerenal uremia (R39.2)
    • renal insufficiency (acute) (N28.9)
    • uremia of newborn (P96.0)
    • acute N17.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N17.9

      Acute kidney failure, unspecified

      2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

      Applicable To

      • Acute kidney injury (nontraumatic)

      Type 2 Excludes

      • traumatic kidney injury (S37.0-)
      • with
        • medullary necrosis N17.2
• Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) - see also Gangrene
  • kidney (bilateral) N28.0
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N28.0

    Ischemia and infarction of kidney

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

    Applicable To

    • Renal artery embolism
    • Renal artery obstruction
    • Renal artery occlusion
    • Renal artery thrombosis
    • Renal infarct

    Type 1 Excludes

    • atherosclerosis of renal artery (extrarenal part) (I70.1)
    • congenital stenosis of renal artery (Q27.1)
    • Goldblatt's kidney (I70.1)
    • medullary N17.2 (bilateral) (in acute renal failure) (papillary)
    • papillary N17.2 (bilateral) (in acute renal failure)
  • medullary N17.2 (acute) (renal)
  • papillary N17.2 (acute) (renal)
• Nephropathy N28.9
  - see also Nephritis
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N28.9

  Disorder of kidney and ureter, unspecified

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code

  Applicable To

  • Nephropathy NOS
  • Renal disease (acute) NOS
  • Renal insufficiency (acute)

  Type 1 Excludes

  • chronic renal insufficiency (N18.9)
  • unspecified nephritic syndrome (N05.-)
  • analgesic N14.0
    ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N14.0

    Analgesic nephropathy

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
    • with medullary necrosis, acute N17.2
  • phenacetin N17.2
• Papillitis H46.00
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code H46.00

  Optic papillitis, unspecified eye

  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code
  • necrotizing, kidney N17.2
  • renal, necrotizing N17.2

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.