Diagnosis Code

N15.9 RENAL TUBULO-INTERSTITIAL DISEASE, UNSPECIFIED


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: N15.9

Short Description: Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecified

Long Description: Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecified

The code N15.9 is VALID for claim submission

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)
    • Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16)
      • Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N15)
        • N15.9 Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecified

Code Version: 2022 ICD-10-CM


Synonyms

  • BK virus nephropathy
  • BK virus nephropathy
  • Disease due to BK polyomavirus
  • Disease due to BK polyomavirus
  • Hereditary tubulointerstitial disorder
  • Infectious disorder of kidney
  • Perinephritis
  • Post-renal transplant nephropathy caused by BK polyomavirus
  • Renal impairment caused by Polyomavirus
  • Tubular renal disease with cardiomyopathy syndrome
  • Urinary tract infection following procedure

Diagnostic Related Group(s)

The code N15.9 is grouped in the following Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v39.0)
  • Other Kidney And Urinary Tract Diagnoses With Mcc (698)
  • Other Kidney And Urinary Tract Diagnoses With Cc (699)
  • Other Kidney And Urinary Tract Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc (700)

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code N15.9 has the following ICD-10-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Inclusion Terms:
    • Infection of kidney NOS
  • Type 1 Excludes Notes:
    • urinary tract infection NOS (@N39.0*)

Crosswalk Information

ICD-10 Code ICD-9 Code ICD-9 Description
N15.9 Right Arrow 583.9 Nephritis NOS
590.9 Infection of kidney NOS

This ICD-10 to ICD-9 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-10 Code ICD-10 Description
N15 Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
N15.0 Balkan nephropathy
N15.1 Renal and perinephric abscess
N15.8 Other specified renal tubulo-interstitial diseases


This page was last updated on: 10/1/2023