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*If you use this code, you should NOT also use the [[Kidney, acute renal failure NOS]] code -- as the latter is for types of acute renal failure that are NOT otherwise specified and ATN is exactly that, a type of acute renal failure that IS otherwise specified. | *If you use this code, you should NOT also use the [[Kidney, acute renal failure NOS]] code -- as the latter is for types of acute renal failure that are NOT otherwise specified and ATN is exactly that, a type of acute renal failure that IS otherwise specified. | ||
*In any case, since ATN is a specific type/cause of AKI/ARF, to qualify the patient must have AKI/ARF, as defined by KDIGO: | *In any case, since ATN is a specific type/cause of AKI/ARF, to qualify the patient must have AKI/ARF, as defined by KDIGO: | ||
{{ICD10 Guideline KDIGO Guidelines for Acute Renal Failure}} | {{ICD10 Guideline KDIGO Guidelines for Acute Renal Failure}} | ||
{{ICD10 Guideline ESRD vs Acute renal failure}} | |||
== Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | == Alternate ICD10s to consider coding instead or in addition == | ||