ARF (Diagnosis)

Acute Renal Failure

Note: Information on this page applies to the diagnosis code of Acute Renal Failure only.

Legacy Content

This page is about the pre-ICD10 diagnosis coding schema. See the ICD10 Diagnosis List, or the following for similar diagnoses in ICD10:Kidney, acute renal failure NOS

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Category/Organ System:	Category: Renal (old)
Type:
Main Diagnosis:	(multiple)
Sub Diagnosis:	350**
Diagnosis Code:	Critical Care and Medicine
Comorbid Diagnosis:	Currently Collected
Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10):
Program:
Status:

• For more information:
• also see ARF (APACHE)
• also see ATN
• also see CRF
• also see ARI

ARF - Definition for Diagnosis coding

• newly dialyzed - which means new dialysis started during this hospital admission for a patient that was not on out patient dialysis prior to current hospital admission.

• ARF and CRF - Chronic Renal Failure can not be coded together.

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ARF and ICU TISS

• TISS 53 to 55: Don't forget to cross check the TISS form with the diagnosis and visa versa.

ARF & TISS intergrity checks

• have TISS 53, 54, 55 but no Renal failure DX (350, 351, 352, 355, 356, 398, 450-499, 327, 357)
• from community hosp to teaching hosp with DX of 350 AND no dialysis on TISS at community hosp AND DX of 350 AND TISS 53, 54 or 55 marked at teaching hospital, then the DX of ARF for community hospital is correct.

CRF vs ARF or ARI DX coding integrity check

see CRF vs ARF, ARI, Renal Transplant

• if you have an comorbid of code of CRF (351) then you CANNOT have ARF (350) as an admit or complication diagnosis code.