Specific code 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 584.6
Acute renal failure with lesion of renal cortical necrosis
  • Short description: AC RENAL FAIL, CORT NECR.
  • ICD-9-CM 584.6 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 584.6 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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Convert to ICD-10-CM: 584.6 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM N17.1 Acute kidney failure with acute cortical necrosis
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute renal failure due to acute cortical necrosis
  • Acute renal failure w acute cortical necrosis
  • Renal failure, acute renal cortical
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 584.6:
  • Failure, failed
    • renal 586
      • with
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with renal failure
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.3
        • edema (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
        • hypertension (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91
        • hypertensive heart disease (conditions classifiable to 402) 404.92
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.3
        • tubular necrosis (acute) 584.5
      • acute 584.9
        • with lesion of
          • necrosis
            • cortical (renal) 584.6
            • medullary (renal) (papillary) 584.7
            • tubular 584.5
          • specified pathology NEC 584.8
      • chronic 585.9
        • hypertensive or with hypertension (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91
      • due to a procedure 997.5
      • following
      • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91
      • puerperal, postpartum 669.3
  • Necrosis, necrotic
    • kidney (bilateral) 583.9
      • acute 584.9
      • cortical 583.6
        • acute 584.6
          • with
            • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with renal failure
            • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.3
            • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.3
          • complicating pregnancy 646.2
            • affecting fetus or newborn 760.1
          • following labor and delivery 669.3
      • medullary (papillary) (see also Pyelitis) 590.80
        • in
          • acute renal failure 584.7
          • nephritis, nephropathy 583.7
      • papillary (see also Pyelitis) 590.80
        • in
          • acute renal failure 584.7
          • nephritis, nephropathy 583.7
      • tubular 584.5
        • with
          • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with renal failure
          • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.3
          • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.3
        • complicating
        • following labor and delivery 669.3
        • traumatic 958.5
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