Kidney, acute renal failure NOS: Difference between revisions

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{{ICD10 category|Renal/urinary}}{{ICD10 category|Renal failure}}
{{ICD10 category|Renal/urinary}}{{ICD10 category|Renal failure}}
== Additional Info ==
'''Excludes:'''
*[[Kidney, acute tubular necrosis (ATN)]] - This code {{PAGENAME}} is, by definition, for acute renal failure that is '''"not otherwise specified" (NOS)'''. ATN is more specific, so if it is right, use it




== Additional Info ==
*This code is for acute renal failure that is, by definition, "not otherwise specified".  Thus [[Kidney, acute tubular necrosis (ATN)]] is not included in this code, because it is a SPECIFIC type of acute renal failure. 
*Acute renal failure is an old term. Nephrologists want us to use the term Acute Kidney Injury (AKI).   
*Acute renal failure is an old term. Nephrologists want us to use the term Acute Kidney Injury (AKI).   
**The reason is that this entity, whatever it's called, includes the full range of levels of kidney injury from minor all the way up to complete renal shutdown needing dialysis.   
**The reason is that this entity, whatever it's called, includes the full range of levels of kidney injury from minor all the way up to complete renal shutdown needing dialysis.   
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== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==
== Candidate [[Combined ICD10 codes]] ==
*Also code the cause, if known.
*Also code the cause, if known.
== Related CCI Codes ==


== Data Integrity Checks ==
== Data Integrity Checks ==
There are a number of coding rules related to renal diagnoses, centralized info about them is in '''[[Renal Coding Considerations for ICD10]]'''.  
There are a number of coding rules related to renal diagnoses, centralized info about them is in '''[[Renal Coding Considerations for ICD10]]'''.  
{{Data Integrity Check List}}
{{Data Integrity Check List}}
== Related CCI Codes ==


== Legacy Info ==
== Legacy Info ==