N14.3

Nephropathy induced by heavy metals

Billable / specific

N14.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from N14)

  • 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 N14)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from N14)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from N14)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from N14)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from N14)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from N14)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from N14)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from N14)

Code first

Sequence the underlying condition first.

  • poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4) (from N14)

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) (from N14)

Also known as

  • Nephritis, nephritic, lead
  • Nephritis, nephritic, saturnine
  • Nephropathy, heavy metal-induced
  • Nephropathy, lead
  • Nephropathy, saturnine
  • Nephropathy, toxic NEC, due to heavy metals

Parent code

  • N14Drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditionsHeader

Related codes

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

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