N11.8

Other chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis

Billable / specific

N11.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Nonobstructive chronic pyelonephritis NOS

Includes (from N11)

  • pyelonephritis
  • chronic infectious interstitial nephritis
  • chronic pyelitis
  • chronic pyelonephritis

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from N11)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from N11)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from N11)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from N11)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from N11)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from N11)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from N11)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from N11)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent. (from N11)

Also known as

  • Nonobstructive chronic pyelonephritis NOS
  • Nephritis, nephritic, tubulo-interstitial, chronic, nonobstructive
  • Nephritis, nephritic, tubulo-interstitial, chronic, specified NEC
  • Pyelonephritis, chronic, nonobstructive
  • Pyelonephritis, chronic, specified NEC
  • Pyelonephritis, nonobstructive, chronic

Parent code

  • N11Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritisHeader

Related codes

  • N11.0Nonobstructive reflux-associated chronic pyelonephritisBillable
  • N11.1Chronic obstructive pyelonephritisBillable
  • N11.9Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis, unspecifiedBillable

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