Diagnosis Code: 590.81

Short Description: Pyelonephrit in oth dis

Long Description: Pyelitis or pyelonephritis in diseases classified elsewhere

Code Classification:

• Diseases of the genitourinary system (580–629)
  • Other diseases of urinary system (590-599)
    • 590 Infections of kidney
      • 590.81 Pyelonephrit in oth dis

This code is valid for manifestations not allowed as principal diagnosis

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM

Synonyms

• Mycoplasmal pyelonephritis
• Pyelitis associated with another disorder
• Tuberculous pyelitis
• Tuberculous pyelonephritis

References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 590.81 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries

• Pyelitis (congenital) (uremic) 590.80
  • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 016.0 [590.81]

• Pyelonephritis (see also Pyelitis) 590.80
  • tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 016.0 [590.81]

• Tuberculosis, tubercular, tuberculous (calcification) (calcified) (caseous) (chromogenic acid-fast bacilli) (congenital) (degeneration) (disease) (fibrocaseous) (fistula) (gangrene) (interstitial) (isolated circumscribed lesions) (necrosis) (parenchymatous) (ulcerative) 011.9
  • abscess 011.9
    • kidney 016.0 [590.81]
    • perinephritic 016.0 [590.81]
    • urinary 016.3
      • kidney 016.0 [590.81]
  • pyelitis 016.0 [590.81]
  • pyelonephritis 016.0 [590.81]

Crosswalk Information

The code 590.81 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):

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