N15

Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseases

Non-billable header

N15 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)

More specific codes N15

  • N15.0Balkan nephropathyBillable
  • N15.1Renal and perinephric abscessBillable
  • N15.8Other specified renal tubulo-interstitial diseasesBillable
  • N15.9Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • N10Acute pyelonephritisBillable
  • N11Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritisHeader
  • N12Tubulo-interstitial nephritis, not specified as acute or chronicBillable
  • N13Obstructive and reflux uropathyHeader
  • N14Drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditionsHeader
  • N16Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhereBillable

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