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N15.9 – Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecified

Overview

Coding Notes

Active
Billable, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions

Type 1 Excludes

urinary tract infection NOS (N39.0)

Applicable To

Infection of kidney NOS

GEM Conversion to ICD-9 CM

Fs: 10000 – Nephritis and nephropathy, not specified as acute or chronic, with unspecified pathological lesion in kidney
Fs: 10000 – Infection of kidney, unspecified

MDC / MS-DRG Reference

OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH MCC
OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITH CC
OTHER KIDNEY AND URINARY TRACT DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC

Back Reference of Diagnostic Codes

Disease, diseased See also Syndrome
tubulo-interstitial N15.9
Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) B99.9
kidney (cortex) (hematogenous) N15.9

Sibling Codes

Balkan nephropathy
Renal and perinephric abscess
Other specified renal tubulo-interstitial diseases

Parent Sibling Codes

Acute pyelonephritis
Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis
Tubulo-interstitial nephritis, not specified as acute or chronic
Obstructive and reflux uropathy
Drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditions
Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Acute kidney failure
Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
Unspecified kidney failure

View in Tabular

Code Title
N00-N99 Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
N10-N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16)
N15 Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
N15.9 Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecified
Type 1 Excludes
urinary tract infection NOS (N39.0)

Applicable to
Infection of kidney NOS