Complete ICD-10-CM coding and documentation guide for icd-10 coding for pyelonephritis includes clinical validation requirements, medical necessity guidelines, and coding policies.
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Essential facts and insights about ICD-10 Coding for Pyelonephritis
Use ICD-10 code N10 for acute pyelonephritis, ensuring proper documentation in clinical notes.
Additional codes that may be used with this diagnosis
Unspecified Escherichia coli [E. coli] as the cause of diseases classified elsewhere
Use to specify the organism causing the infection.
The ICD-10 code for acute pyelonephritis is N10. It is used for acute kidney infections without obstruction or transplant involvement.
For pyelonephritis in a kidney transplant patient, use T86.13 for the transplant infection, and sequence it before N13.6 if pyonephrosis is present.