590.9 INFECTION OF KIDNEY NOS


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 590.9

Short Description: Infection of kidney NOS

Long Description: Infection of kidney, unspecified

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the genitourinary system (580–629)
    • Other diseases of urinary system (590-599)
      • 590 Infections of kidney
        • 590.9 Infection of kidney NOS

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 590.9 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Granuloma NEC 686.1
    • kidney (see also Infection, kidney) 590.9
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic) 136.9
    • kidney (cortex) (hematogenous) 590.9
      • with
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with urinary tract infection
        • calculus 592.0
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.8
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.8
      • complicating pregnancy or puerperium 646.6
        • affecting fetus or newborn 760.1
      • following
        • abortion 639.8
        • ectopic or molar pregnancy 639.8
      • pelvis and ureter 590.3
    • perirenal (see also Infection, kidney) 590.9
    • renal (see also Infection, kidney) 590.9
      • pelvis and ureter 590.3
  • Perinephritis (see also Infection, kidney) 590.9
    • purulent (see also Abscess, kidney) 590.2
  • Pregnancy (single) (uterine) (without sickness) V22.2
    • complicated (by) 646.9
      • infection 647.9
        • kidney (conditions classifiable to 590.0-590.9) 646.6
      • pyelitis (conditions classifiable to 590.0-590.9) 646.6
  • Septic - see also condition
    • kidney (see also Infection, kidney) 590.9

Crosswalk Information

The code 590.9 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
590.9 Right Arrow N15.9 Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecified
This ICD-9 to ICD-10 data is based on the 2018 General Equivalency Mapping (GEM) files published by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for informational purposes only. The data is not an ICD-10 conversion tool and doesn’t guarantee clinical accuracy.

Similar Codes

ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
590.00 Chronic pyelonephritis without lesion of renal medullary necrosis
590.01 Chronic pyelonephritis with lesion of renal medullary necrosis
590.10 Acute pyelonephritis without lesion of renal medullary necrosis
590.11 Acute pyelonephritis with lesion of renal medullary necrosis
590.2 Renal and perinephric abscess
590.3 Pyeloureteritis cystica
590.80 Pyelonephritis, unspecified
590.81 Pyelitis or pyelonephritis in diseases classified elsewhere


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