Does "pre-renal AKI" code to N17.8 or N17.9 ?
We do not code the term AKI to acute injury as this is not a precise term and it may also mean ‘insufficiency’, which is not synonymous with acute kidney injury.
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We do not code the term AKI to acute injury as this is not a precise term and it may also mean ‘insufficiency’, which is not synonymous with acute kidney injury.