N13.5

Crossing vessel and stricture of ureter without hydronephrosis

Billable / specific

N13.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Crossing vessel and stricture of ureter without hydronephrosis with infection (N13.6)
pyeloureteritis cystica (N28.85) (from N13)

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

certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from N13)
certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from N13)
complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from N13)
congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from N13)
endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from N13)
injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from N13)
neoplasms (C00-D49) (from N13)
symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from N13)
calculus of kidney and ureter without hydronephrosis (N20.-) (from N13)
congenital obstructive defects of renal pelvis and ureter (Q62.0-Q62.3) (from N13)
hydronephrosis with ureteropelvic junction obstruction (Q62.11) (from N13)
obstructive pyelonephritis (N11.1) (from N13)