Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for acute on chronic kidney disease includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Acute on Chronic Kidney Disease
Use ICD-10 code N17.9 for acute kidney failure, unspecified, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Type 2 diabetes mellitus with diabetic chronic kidney disease
Use when diabetes is a contributing factor to CKD.
Hypertensive chronic kidney disease without heart failure
Use when hypertension is a contributing factor to CKD.
Code acute on chronic kidney disease by sequencing the acute kidney injury (N17.9) first, followed by the chronic kidney disease stage (N18.x).
The ICD-10 code for acute on chronic kidney disease involves using N17.9 for acute kidney injury and the appropriate N18.x code for the CKD stage.