N10

Billable

ChapterN00–N99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Acute pyelonephritis

Metadata & Insights

•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (N00-N99).

CH14 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

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)

N10-N16 Parent Instructions

Includes

pyelonephritis

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

pyeloureteritis cystica (N28.85)

Instructional Notes

Includes

Acute infectious interstitial nephritis
Acute pyelitis
Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis
Hemoglobin nephrosis
Myoglobin nephrosis

Use Additional Code

code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes

CH14Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)

N10-N16Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16)

N10Acute pyelonephritisBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to N10:

Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16)

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chapterCH14

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)

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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections with MCC

Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC

Prematurity with Major Problems

Full Term Neonate with Major Problems

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