N17Acute renal failure
Code usage status
Primary diagnosis
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Apply only when it matches the confirmed diagnosis and the documented clinical record.
Specificity
Do not use N17 directly
Use the most specific code supported by the record.
- Chapter XIV
- Diseases of the genitourinary system
- Group N17-N19
- Renal failure
- Official Vietnamese name
- Suy thận cấp tính
- Additional WHO coding guidance
- Incl.: acute renal impairment
Related N17 codes
N17.0
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute renal failure with tubular necrosis
N17.1
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute renal failure with acute cortical necrosis
N17.2
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute renal failure with medullary necrosis
N17.8
Primary diagnosis candidate
Other acute renal failure
N17.9
Primary diagnosis candidate
Acute renal failure, unspecified
Clinical record checklist
View coding guide →- Confirm that the code matches the final documented diagnosis.
- Use one primary-diagnosis code and record only relevant additional conditions.
- Review Ministry indicators, inclusions, exclusions and notes.
- Do not infer a diagnosis beyond the clinical record.
2026 regulatory basis
Indicators are taken from columns 24–29 of the classification accompanying Circular 06/2026/TT-BYT, cross-referenced with Decision 1849/QĐ-BYT and Official Dispatch 4059/BYT-BH.
