N14

Drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditions

Non-billable header

N14 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • pyelonephritis

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • pyeloureteritis cystica (N28.85)

Excludes2

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

  • 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)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)

More specific codes N14

  • N14.0Analgesic nephropathyBillable
  • N14.1Nephropathy induced by other drugs, medicaments and biological substancesHeader
  • N14.2Nephropathy induced by unspecified drug, medicament or biological substanceBillable
  • N14.3Nephropathy induced by heavy metalsBillable
  • N14.4Toxic nephropathy, not elsewhere classifiedBillable

Related codes

  • N10Acute pyelonephritisBillable
  • N11Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritisHeader
  • N12Tubulo-interstitial nephritis, not specified as acute or chronicBillable
  • N13Obstructive and reflux uropathyHeader
  • N15Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseasesHeader
  • N16Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhereBillable

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