Chapter XIV


Diseases of the genitourinary system
(N00-N99)

Renal failure
(N17-N19)

Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX), if desired, to identify external agent.
Excludes: congenital renal failure ( P96.0 )
drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditions ( N14.- )
extrarenal uraemia ( R39.2 )
haemolytic-uraemic syndrome ( D59.3 )
hepatorenal syndrome ( K76.7 )
· postpartum ( O90.4 )
prerenal uraemia ( R39.2 )
renal failure:
· complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy ( O00-O07 , O08.4 )
· following labour and delivery ( O90.4 )
· postprocedural ( N99.0 )

N17 Acute renal failure
Includes: acute renal impairment
N17.0 Acute renal failure with tubular necrosis
Tubular necrosis:
· NOS
· acute
· renal
N17.1 Acute renal failure with acute cortical necrosis
Cortical necrosis:
· NOS
· acute
· renal
N17.2 Acute renal failure with medullary necrosis
Medullary [papillary] necrosis:
· NOS
· acute
· renal
N17.8 Other acute renal failure
N17.9 Acute renal failure, unspecified

N18 Chronic renal failure
Includes: chronic uraemia
diffuse sclerosing glomerulonephritis
Excludes: chronic renal failure with hypertension ( I12.0 )
N18.0 End-stage renal disease
N18.8 Other chronic renal failure
Uraemic:
· neuropathy+ ( G63.8* )
· pericarditis+ ( I32.8* )
N18.9 Chronic renal failure, unspecified

N19 Unspecified renal failure
Uraemia NOS
Excludes: renal failure with hypertension ( I12.0 )
uraemia of newborn ( P96.0 )