N13.5
BillableCrossing vessel and stricture of ureter w/o hydronephrosis
Crossing vessel and stricture of ureter without hydronephrosis
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Kinking and stricture of ureter without hydronephrosis
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- pyelonephritis
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- calculus of kidney and ureter without hydronephrosis (N20.-)
- congenital obstructive defects of renal pelvis and ureter (Q62.0-Q62.3)
- hydronephrosis with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (Q62.11)
- obstructive pyelonephritis (N11.1)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Extrinsic ureteral obstruction12908005
- Occlusion of ureter20018005
- Stricture of ureter25341005
- Ureteral stricture25341005
- Ormond's disease49120005
- RPF - Retroperitoneal fibrosis49120005
- Retroperitoneal fibrosis49120005
- Sclerosing retroperitonitis49120005
- Postoperative angulation of ureter80969003
- Postoperative kinking of ureter80969003
- Complete obstruction of the urinary tract86113003
- Stenosis of ureter95574003
- Ureteral stenosis95574003
- Ureteric stenosis95574003
- Obstruction of pelviureteric junction95575002
- PUJ - Pelviureteric obstruction95575002
- PUO - Pelviureteric obstruction95575002
- Pelviureteric obstruction95575002
- UPJ - Ureteropelvic obstruction95575002
- Ureteropelvic obstruction95575002
- Postoperative ureteric constriction197805009
- Postoperative ureteric stricture197805009
- Postprocedural ureteric obstruction197805009
- Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis197808006
- Drug-induced retroperitoneal fibrosis236015007
- Malignant retroperitoneal fibrosis236017004
- Retroperitoneal fibrosis due to malignancy236017004
- Kinking of ureter236603009
- Acquired stricture of ureter266558006
- Postoperative stricture413277002
- Kinking of ureter without obstruction735472008
- Ureteral kinking without obstruction735472008
- Obstruction of ureter766956009
- Ureteral obstruction766956009
- Complete occlusion of ureter by external compression767016004
- Occlusion of ureter by external compression767016004
- Ureteral occlusion due to external compression767016004
- Obstruction of ureteral orifice1149516009
- Stenosis of ureterovesical junction1259359005
- Stenosis of vesicoureteric junction1259359005
- Stricture of ureterovesical junction1259362008
- Stricture of vesicoureteric junction1259362008
- Obstruction of ureterovesical junction1259363003
- Obstruction of vesicoureteric junction1259363003
- Stricture of ureter co-occurrent and due to crossing vessel367151000119109
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N13.5?
ICD-10-CM code N13.5 represents "Crossing vessel and stricture of ureter without hydronephrosis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N13.5 a billable code?
Yes, N13.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N13.5 in?
N13.5 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N13.5?
N13.5 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: pyeloureteritis cystica (N28.85); Crossing vessel and stricture of ureter without hydronephrosis with infection (N13.6).
What SNOMED CT codes does N13.5 map to?
N13.5 maps to 23 SNOMED CT concepts: 266558006, 86113003, 767016004, 236015007, 12908005, and 18 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N13.5?
N13.5 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2902939, C0495051. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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