N17-N19

Non-Billable

ChapterN00–N99

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Official Description

Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease (N17-N19)

Use a more specific code (1 billable, 2 non-billable)

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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)

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

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)

BillableHas subcodes

CH14Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)

N17-N19Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease (N17-N19)Not billable

N17Acute kidney failureSubcodes

N18Chronic kidney disease (CKD)Subcodes

N19Unspecified kidney failureBillable

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to N17-N19:

chapterCH14

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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