Kidney, acute renal failure NOS: Difference between revisions
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== Legacy Info == | == Legacy Info == | ||
The new definition is different than | The "new" definition is different than old definition. | ||
This definition is in contrast to the old ARF definition in which we code acute renal failure ONLY if the patient receives dialysis during their admission. There creatinine levels/urine output is not enough to code renal failure (the only exception to this rule was in the ICU apache score, in which you could code ARF in the apache tab based on creat/urine output). The codes will be inconsistent between the old diagnosis codes and the ICD10. | This definition is in contrast to the old ARF definition in which we code acute renal failure ONLY if the patient receives dialysis during their admission. There creatinine levels/urine output is not enough to code renal failure (the only exception to this rule was in the ICU apache score, in which you could code ARF in the apache tab based on creat/urine output). The codes will be inconsistent between the old diagnosis codes and the ICD10. | ||