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ICD-10-CM Code for Acute pyelonephritis N10

ICD-10 code N10 for Acute pyelonephritis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the genitourinary system .

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Acute pyelonephritis
Acute infectious interstitial nephritis
Acute pyelitis
Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis
Hemoglobin nephrosis
Myoglobin nephrosis
Use additional code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.

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