N17.9
N17.9: Acute kidney failure, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMunspecified
N17.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute kidney failure, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check N17.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes2: not included here, but may coexist
The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.
- traumatic kidney injury (S37.0-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Acute kidney injury (nontraumatic)
Other codes that can never be billed with N17.9
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
N17.9 is named in 22 Medicare coverage policies: 12 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
- Injury›kidney›acute(nontraumatic)
- Necrosis, necrotic›kidney›acute
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.