N16

Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Billable code

This code does not map to a risk-adjusting HCC in the loaded models.

Coding notes

Excludes 1 never coded together · Excludes 2 may co-exist

This code · N16
Excludes 1

diphtheritic pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis (A36.84) pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in candidiasis (B37.49) pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in cystinosis (E72.04) pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in salmonella infection (A02.25) pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in sarcoidosis (D86.84) pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in Sjogren syndrome (M35.04) pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.15) pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in toxoplasmosis (B58.83) renal tubular degeneration in diabetes (E08-E13 with .29) syphilitic pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis (A52.75)

Code first

underlying disease, such as: brucellosis (A23.0-A23.9) cryoglobulinemia (D89.1) glycogen storage disease (E74.0-) leukemia (C91-C95) lymphoma (C81.0-C85.9, C96.0-C96.9) multiple myeloma (C90.0-) sepsis (A40.0-A41.9) Wilson's disease (E83.01)

Synonyms

Pyelonephritis Tubulo-interstitial nephritis

Inherited from N10-N16Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
Includes

pyelonephritis

Excludes 1

pyeloureteritis cystica (N28.85)

Inherited from chapter 14Diseases of the genitourinary system
Excludes 2

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)

Official Guidelines for N16

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