N17.8
N17.8: Other acute kidney failure
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
N17.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other acute kidney failure. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- N19Unspecified kidney failure
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
N17.8 is named in 24 Medicare coverage policies: 14 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 10 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A60145Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejectionnot covered
- A60146Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejectionnot covered
- A60151Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejectionnot covered
- A60152Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Testing for Solid Organ Allograft Rejectionnot covered
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Failure, failed›renal›acute›specified NEC
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.