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N16 - Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere


The ICD 10 Code for Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere is listed as N16.
Additional information concerning this code and description can be found below including ICD 9 crosswalks / GEMS, chapter information, and DRGs where available.

ICD 10 CM Field Value
Diagnosis Code: N16
Description: Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
  • Pyelonephritis
  • Tubulo-interstitial nephritis
  • 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 (E83.0)
  • Excludes1: 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 sicca syndrome [Sjogren's] (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)
  • Acute kidney failure and chronic kidney disease (N17-N19)
  • Excludes2: congenital renal failure (P96.0)
  • drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditions (N14.-)
  • extrarenal uremia (R39.2)
  • hemolytic-uremic syndrome (D59.3)
  • hepatorenal syndrome (K76.7)
  • postpartum hepatorenal syndrome (O90.4)
  • posttraumatic renal failure (T79.5)
  • prerenal uremia (R39.2)
  • renal failure complicating abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.4)
  • renal failure following labor and delivery (O90.4)
  • renal failure postprocedural (N99.0)
Diagnostic Related Groups
(MS-DRG v30.0)
698 - Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Diagnoses W Mcc
699 - Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Diagnoses W Cc
700 - Other Kidney & Urinary Tract Diagnoses W/o Cc/mcc
Chapter Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Codes General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS):
ICD 9 Dx Code: 583.81 - Nephritis and nephropathy, not specified as acute or chronic, in diseases classified elsewhere (approximate)
ICD 9 Dx Code: 590.81 - Pyelitis or pyelonephritis in diseases classified elsewhere (approximate)