N17-N19 ICD-10-CA block: Renal failure
N17-N19 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 12 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
N17-N19Renal failure (N17-N19)
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in N17-N19
N17-N19 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
Notes for N17-N19
As CIHI prints them, with any note N17-N19 takes from the headings above it.
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX) to identify external agent.
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- 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)
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
Where N17-N19 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
- 2Block N17-N19Renal failure
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is N17-N19 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. N17-N19 (Renal failure) is a block heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 12 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is N17-N19 in ICD-10-CA?
N17-N19 sits under Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99).
What coding notes apply to N17-N19?
ICD-10-CA lists Use additional code, Excludes notes for N17-N19, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.
Codes beside N17-N19
N00-N08Glomerular diseasesN10-N16Renal tubulo-interstitial diseasesN20-N23UrolithiasisN25-N29Other disorders of kidney and ureterN30-N39Other diseases of urinary systemN40-N51Diseases of male genital organsN60-N64Disorders of breastN70-N77Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organsN80-N98Noninflammatory disorders of female genital tractN99-N99Other disorders of the genitourinary system (N99)