593.5 HYDROURETER


Code Information

Diagnosis Code: 593.5

Short Description: Hydroureter

Long Description: Hydroureter

Code Classification:

  • Diseases of the genitourinary system (580–629)
    • Other diseases of urinary system (590-599)
      • 593 Other disorders of kidney and ureter
        • 593.5 Hydroureter

Code Version: 2015 ICD-9-CM


References to Index of Diseases and Injuries

The code 593.5 has the following ICD-9-CM references to the Index of Diseases and Injuries
  • Dilatation
    • ureter (idiopathic) 593.89
      • due to obstruction 593.5
  • Distention
    • ureter 593.5
  • Hydroureter 593.5
    • congenital 753.22

Crosswalk Information

The code 593.5 converts into the following ICD-10 code(s):
ICD-9 Code ICD-10 Code ICD-10 Description
593.5 Right Arrow N13.4 Hydroureter
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
593.0 Nephroptosis
593.1 Hypertrophy of kidney
593.2 Cyst of kidney, acquired
593.3 Stricture or kinking of ureter
593.4 Other ureteric obstruction
593.6 Postural proteinuria
593.70 Vesicoureteral reflux unspecified or without reflux nephropathy
593.71 Vesicoureteral reflux with reflux nephropathy, unilateral
593.72 Vesicoureteral reflux with reflux nephropathy, bilateral
593.73 Other vesicoureteral reflux with reflux nephropathy NOS
593.81 Vascular disorders of kidney
593.82 Ureteral fistula
593.89 Other specified disorders of kidney and ureter
593.9 Unspecified disorder of kidney and ureter


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