N17: Acute kidney failure

Codes under N17 (Acute kidney failure). A ✓ marks a billable (fully specified) code; category codes without a ✓ are not billable on their own.

Code	Description	Billable
N17.0	Acute kidney failure with tubular necrosis	✓
N17.1	Acute kidney failure with acute cortical necrosis	✓
N17.2	Acute kidney failure with medullary necrosis	✓
N17.8	Other acute kidney failure	✓
N17.9	Acute kidney failure, unspecified	✓

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