N15.9
BillableRenal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecified
Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecified
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Infection of kidney NOS
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)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Hereditary tubulointerstitial disorder78815005
- Perinephritis111404004
- Infectious disorder of kidney129128006
- Kidney infection129128006
- Renal infection129128006
- Disease caused by BK polyomavirus431258001
- Renal impairment caused by Polyomavirus713453003
- BK virus nephropathy713886006
- Kidney disease caused by BK polyomavirus713886006
- Nephropathy caused by BK polyomavirus713886006
- Tubular renal disease with cardiomyopathy syndrome719839000
- BK virus nephropathy post-kidney transplant1255627000
- BK virus nephropathy post-renal transplant1255627000
- Post-kidney transplant nephropathy caused by BK polyomavirus1255627000
- Post-renal transplant nephropathy caused by BK polyomavirus1255627000
- Viral infection of kidney1366183005
- Viral kidney infection1366183005
- Postprocedural urinary tract infection96171000119103
- Urinary tract infection following procedure96171000119103
UMLS
- Infection of kidneyC0021313
- Infection of kidney NOSC0021313
- Infection of kidney, unspecifiedC0021313
- Infectious disorder of kidneyC0021313
- Infectious disorder of kidney (disorder)C0021313
- Kidney InfectionsC0021313
- Kidney infectionC0021313
- Kidney infection NOSC0021313
- Renal infectionC0021313
- infection kidneyC0021313
- infection kidneysC0021313
- infection of kidneyC0021313
- infection renalC0021313
- infections kidneyC0021313
- infections kidneysC0021313
- kidney infectionC0021313
- kidney infectionsC0021313
- of kidney infectionC0021313
- of kidney infectionsC0021313
- renal infectionC0021313
- Interstitial nephritisC0041349
- NEPHROPATHY, TUBULOINTERSTITIALC0041349
- Nephritides, TubulointerstitialC0041349
- Nephritis, TubulointerstitialC0041349
- Renal tubulo-interstitial diseaseC0041349
- Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecifiedC0041349
- Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16)C0041349
- Tubulo-interstitial nephritisC0041349
- Tubulointerstitial DiseaseC0041349
- Tubulointerstitial NephritidesC0041349
- Tubulointerstitial NephritisC0041349
- Tubulointerstitial nephritisC0041349
- Tubulointerstitial nephritis (disorder)C0041349
- Tubulointerstitial nephropathyC0041349
- tubulointerstitial nephritisC0041349
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N15.9?
ICD-10-CM code N15.9 represents "Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N15.9 a billable code?
Yes, N15.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N15.9 in?
N15.9 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N15.9?
N15.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: pyeloureteritis cystica (N28.85); urinary tract infection NOS (N39.0).
What SNOMED CT codes does N15.9 map to?
N15.9 maps to 10 SNOMED CT concepts: 713886006, 1255627000, 431258001, 78815005, 129128006, and 5 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N15.9?
N15.9 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0021313, C0041349. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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