About Section N17-N19

Section N17-N19 covers Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease within Chapter 14 of the ICD-10-CM Tabular List. This section includes diagnosis codes ranging from N17 to N19. Each code below includes its description, billable status, and links to detailed coding guidelines.

Diagnosis Codes 18 entries
N17Acute kidney failureNon-BillableN17.0Acute kidney failure with tubular necrosisBillableN17.1Acute kidney failure with acute cortical necrosisBillableN17.2Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosisBillableN17.8Other acute kidney failureBillableN17.9Acute kidney failure, unspecifiedBillableN18Chronic kidney disease (CKD)Non-BillableN18.1Chronic kidney disease, stage 1BillableN18.2Chronic kidney disease, stage 2 (mild)BillableN18.3Chronic kidney disease, stage 3 (moderate)Non-BillableN18.30Chronic kidney disease, stage 3 unspecifiedBillableN18.31Chronic kidney disease, stage 3aBillableN18.32Chronic kidney disease, stage 3bBillableN18.4Chronic kidney disease, stage 4 (severe)BillableN18.5Chronic kidney disease, stage 5BillableN18.6End stage renal diseaseBillableN18.9Chronic kidney disease, unspecifiedBillableN19Unspecified kidney failureBillable