N26.9
BillableRenal sclerosis, unspecified
Renal sclerosis, unspecified
Coding Notes
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)
- disorders of kidney and ureter with urolithiasis (N20-N23)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Disorder of kidney caused by lithium4390004
- Lithium nephropathy4390004
- Renal sclerosis with hypertension14973001
- Congenital nephrotic syndrome48796009
- Familial nephrotic syndrome48796009
- Renal interstitial fibrosis95577005
- Diffuse mesangial sclerosis111406002
- Renal fibrosis197660000
- Glomerulosclerosis197661001
- Familial mesangial sclerosis236383002
- Glomerulopathy due to ischaemia236402009
- Glomerulopathy due to ischemia236402009
- Ischaemic glomerulopathy236402009
- Ischemic glomerulopathy236402009
- FSGS - Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis236403004
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis236403004
- Chronic disease of kidney caused by drug236519008
- Chronic drug-induced renal disease236519008
- Diffuse mesangial sclerosis with ocular abnormalities236528009
- Ischaemic nephropathy710565001
- Ischemic nephropathy710565001
- Nephropathy due to ischaemia710565001
- Nephropathy due to ischemia710565001
- Disorder of kidney co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection713504001
- Nephropathy co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection713504001
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis co-occurrent with human immunodeficiency virus infection713887002
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis caused by lithium722139003
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis due to sickle cell disease722147003
- Ischaemia of kidney735474009
- Ischemia of kidney735474009
- Renal ischaemia735474009
- Renal ischemia735474009
- Glomerular fibrosis816069008
- Disorder of glomerulus due to haematological disease1148873009
- Disorder of glomerulus due to hematological disease1148873009
- Glomerular disease due to haematological disease1148873009
- Glomerular disease due to hematological disease1148873009
- Disorder of glomerulus due to diffuse mesangial sclerosis1148881005
- Glomerular disease due to diffuse mesangial sclerosis1148881005
- Idiopathic nodular glomerulosclerosis1148923005
- FSGS (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis) caused by substance1293115007
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis caused by substance1293115007
- FSGS (focal segmental glomerulosclerosis) co-occurrent with infectious disease1293119001
- Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis with infectious disease1293119001
UMLS
- Arteriosclerosis of kidneyC0027719
- Arteriosclerosis renalC0027719
- Chronic arteriosclerotic nephritisC0027719
- Interstitial arteriosclerotic nephritisC0027719
- NephrosclerosesC0027719
- NephrosclerosisC0027719
- Nephrosclerosis (disorder)C0027719
- Renal arteriosclerosisC0027719
- Renal sclerosisC0027719
- Renal sclerosis, unspecifiedC0027719
- Scarring of kidney arteriesC0027719
- Thickening of kidney artiriesC0027719
- arteriosclerosis of kidneyC0027719
- nephrosclerosisC0027719
- renal arteriosclerosisC0027719
- renal sclerosisC0027719
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N26.9?
ICD-10-CM code N26.9 represents "Renal sclerosis, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N26.9 a billable code?
Yes, N26.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N26.9 in?
N26.9 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N26.9?
N26.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: contracted kidney due to hypertension (I12.-); diffuse sclerosing glomerulonephritis (N05.8.-); hypertensive nephrosclerosis (arteriolar) (arteriosclerotic) (I12.-); and 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does N26.9 map to?
N26.9 maps to 24 SNOMED CT concepts: 236519008, 48796009, 111406002, 236528009, 1148881005, and 19 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N26.9?
N26.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0027719. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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