"590.80 - Pyelonephritis, Unspecified." ICD-10-CM, 10th ed., Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the National Center for Health Statistics, 2018.
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.
2022 ICD-10-CM Codes N10*: Acute pyelonephritis.
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.
Kidney infections (pyelonephritis) typically happen when bacteria is not flushed out of the body with urine. These bacterial infections occur in about three to seven of every 10,000 people in the U.S. Urology 216.444.5600.
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.
ICD-10 code N10 for Acute pyelonephritis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the genitourinary system .
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 additional code (B95-B98), if desired, to identify infectious agent.
ICD-10 code Z46. 6 for Encounter for fitting and adjustment of urinary device is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
Pyelonephritis can develop from cystitis. Getting prompt treatment for cystitis will reduce the risk of it spreading to your kidneys.