Diagnosis Code: N17.2

Short Description: Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosis

Long Description: Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosis

The code N17.2 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)
  • Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease (N17-N19)
    • Acute kidney failure (N17)
      • N17.2 Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosis

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM

Synonyms

• Acute papillary necrosis
• Acute pyelitis
• Acute pyelitis with renal medullary necrosis
• Acute pyelonephritis with medullary necrosis
• Acute pyonephrosis
• Acute pyonephrosis with renal medullary necrosis
• Acute renal papillary necrosis with renal failure
• Calcific papillary necrosis
• Chronic pyelonephritis
• Chronic pyelonephritis with medullary necrosis
• Papillary necrosis
• Papillary necrosis
• Papillary necrosis
• Papillary necrosis
• Pyelitis
• Pyonephrosis
• Renal papillary necrosis caused by analgesic drug
• Renal papillary necrosis due to diabetes mellitus
• Renal papillary necrosis due to sickle cell disease

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code N17.2 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)

• Other Kidney And Urinary Tract Procedures With Mcc (673)
• Other Kidney And Urinary Tract Procedures With Cc (674)
• Other Kidney And Urinary Tract Procedures Without Cc/mcc (675)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code N17.2 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Inclusion Terms:
  • Medullary [papillary] necrosis NOS
  • Acute medullary [papillary] necrosis
  • Renal medullary [papillary] necrosis

Crosswalk Information

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