Diagnosis Code

N10 ACUTE PYELONEPHRITIS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: N10

Short Description: Acute pyelonephritis

Long Description: Acute pyelonephritis

The code N10 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)
    • Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16)
      • Acute pyelonephritis (N10)
        • N10 Acute pyelonephritis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • Acute bacterial tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute fungal tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute infectious tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute infectious tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute infectious tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute infectious tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute nephritis due to another disorder
  • Acute on chronic tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute pyelitis
  • Acute pyelitis
  • Acute pyelitis with renal medullary necrosis
  • Acute pyelitis without renal medullary necrosis
  • Acute pyelonephritis
  • Acute pyelonephritis
  • Acute pyelonephritis
  • Acute pyelonephritis
  • Acute pyelonephritis
  • Acute pyelonephritis
  • Acute pyelonephritis caused by bacterium
  • Acute pyelonephritis caused by bacterium
  • Acute pyelonephritis with medullary necrosis
  • Acute pyelonephritis without medullary necrosis
  • Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Acute tubulointerstitial nephritis associated with systemic infection
  • Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis due to immunological disorder
  • Acute viral tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Bacterial nephritis
  • Emphysematous pyelitis
  • Emphysematous pyelonephritis
  • Focal pyelonephritis
  • Fungal infection of kidney
  • Idiopathic acute tubulointerstitial nephritis
  • Pyelitis
  • Pyelitis
  • Pyelitis
  • Pyelitis
  • Pyelonephritis associated with another disorder
  • Renal ocular syndrome

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code N10 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Kidney And Urinary Tract Infections With Mcc (689)
  • Kidney And Urinary Tract Infections Without Mcc (690)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code N10 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Acute infectious interstitial nephritis
    • Acute pyelitis
    • Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis
    • Hemoglobin nephrosis
    • Myoglobin nephrosis

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
N10 Right Arrow 590.10 Ac pyelonephritis NOS
590.11 Ac pyelonephr w med necr

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

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This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023