DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Block · Chapter 14

N17-N19 Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease (N17-N19)

Block N17-N19 groups 3 categories with 15 billable codes in FY2027.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 14 Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
  2. N17-N19 Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease (N17-N19)

Neighbouring blocks

Categories
3
Billable codes
15
CC codes
4
MCC codes
4
HCC V28 codes
6
New FY2027
0

Categories in N17-N19

  • N17

    Acute kidney failure

    Shockkidney → N17.0

    • 5 billable codes
    • 2 CC
    • 3 MCC
  • N18

    Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

    Retinitisrenal → N18.9

    • 9 billable codes
    • 2 CC
    • 1 MCC
    • 6 with HCC
  • N19

    Unspecified kidney failure

    Uremia, uremic → N19

    • Billable, no subdivisions

Index main terms

  • Disease, diseased → N18 (11 entries)
  • Failure, failed → N17, N18, N19 (11 entries)
  • Necrosis, necrotic (ischemic) → N17 (9 entries)
  • Nephropathy → N17 (3 entries)
  • Stasis → N17, N19 (3 entries)
  • Uremia, uremic → N18, N19 (3 entries)
  • Glomerulonephritis → N18 (2 entries)
  • Insufficiency, insufficient → N18 (2 entries)
  • Papillitis → N17 (2 entries)
  • Retinitis → N18 (2 entries)
  • Syndrome → N17, N18 (2 entries)
  • Apoplexia, apoplexy, apoplectic → N18 (1 entry)
  • Azotemia → N19 (1 entry)
  • Injury → N17 (1 entry)
  • Nephrosis, nephrotic (Epstein's) (syndrome) (congenital) → N17 (1 entry)

+5 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.

Block instructions

Excludes2

  • congenital renal failure (P96.0) P96.0
  • drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditions (N14.-) N14
  • extrarenal uremia (R39.2) R39.2
  • hemolytic-uremic syndrome (D59.3-) D59.3
  • hepatorenal syndrome (K76.7) K76.7
  • postpartum hepatorenal syndrome (O90.41) O90.41
  • posttraumatic renal failure (T79.5) T79.5
  • prerenal uremia (R39.2) R39.2
  • renal failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.4) O00 O07 O08.4
  • renal failure following labor and delivery (O90.41) O90.41
  • renal failure postprocedural (N99.0) N99.0

Notes that also apply

Chapter 14 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 14 page.