N10 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM N10 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N10 - other international versions of ICD-10 N10 may differ.
"590.80 - Pyelonephritis, Unspecified." ICD-10-CM, 10th ed., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics, 2018.
N10 - Acute pyelonephritis | ICD-10-CM.
Acute pyelonephritis is a common bacterial infection of the renal pelvis and kidney most often seen in young adult women. History and physical examination are the most useful tools for diagnosis. Most patients have fever, although it may be absent early in the illness.
Kidney infection (pyelonephritis) is a type of urinary tract infection (UTI) that generally begins in your urethra or bladder and travels to one or both of your kidneys.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM N15. 9 became effective on October 1, 2021. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N15.
9: Fever, unspecified.
0 Urinary tract infection, site not specified. Use the most specific code(s) when you can – such as N30. 00 and N30. 01 for acute cystitis, or N10 for pyelonephritis.
Symptoms & Causes of Kidney Infection (Pyelonephritis)chills.fever.pain in your back, side, or groin.nausea.vomiting.cloudy, dark, bloody, or foul-smelling urine.frequent, painful urination.
Pyelonephritis is a type of urinary tract infection where one or both kidneys become infected. They can be infected by bacteria or a virus. It can cause people to feel very sick and it requires treatment.
A urinary tract infection is inflammation of the bladder and/or the kidneys almost always caused by bacteria that moves up the urethra and into the bladder. If the bacteria stay in the bladder, this is a bladder infection. If the bacteria go up to the kidneys, it is called a kidney infection or pyelonephritis.
Acute pyelonephritis is an infection of the upper urinary tract, specifically the renal parenchyma and renal pelvis (Figure 1). Acute pyelonephritis is considered uncomplicated if the infection is caused by a typical pathogen in an immunocompetent patient who has normal urinary tract anatomy and renal function.