N17.0

Applicable To

• Acute tubular necrosis

• Renal tubular necrosis

• Tubular necrosis NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Acute renal failure due to tubular necrosis

• Acute renal failure with tubular necrosis

• Acute tubular necrosis

• Hemoglobinuric nephrosis

Clinical Information

• Acute kidney failure resulting from destruction of epithelial cells of the kidney tubules. It is commonly attributed to exposure to toxic agents or renal ischemia following severe trauma.

• Acute renal failure caused by the cell death of the renal tubules. Causes include nephrotoxins, cytotoxic drugs, and antibiotics.

Details

• N17.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM N17.0 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N17.0 – other international versions of ICD-10 N17.0 may differ.