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N17 - Acute kidney failure


The ICD 10 Code for Acute kidney failure is listed as N17.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: N17
Description: Acute kidney failure
  • Excludes1: posttraumatic renal failure (T79.5)
  • Code also associated underlying condition
Chapter Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
ICD-10-CM Children (deeper level / typically more specific) of N17:
N17.0 - Acute kidney failure with tubular necrosis
N17.1 - Acute kidney failure with acute cortical necrosis
N17.2 - Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosis
N17.8 - Other acute kidney failure
N17.9 - Acute kidney failure, unspecified