N14Non-billableSave
N14 - Drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditions
ICD-10-CM Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system · N10-N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16) · Top-level category · FY2027
Coding Guidance
N14 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Use Additional CodeFrom N14
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code for adverse effect, if applicable, to identify drug (T36-T50 with fifth or sixth character 5)
Code FirstFrom N14
Sequence the underlying condition before this code.
- poisoning due to drug or toxin, if applicable (T36-T65 with fifth or sixth character 1-4)
IncludesFrom N10-N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16)
Conditions this code covers.
- pyelonephritis
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom N10-N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16)
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- pyeloureteritis cystica (N28.85)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter N00-N99
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- 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 (5)
N14.0Analgesic nephropathyBillable→N14.1Nephropathy induced by other drugs, medicaments and biological substancesCategory→N14.2Nephropathy induced by unspecified drug, medicament or biological substanceBillable→N14.3Nephropathy induced by heavy metalsBillable→N14.4Toxic nephropathy, not elsewhere classifiedBillable→
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Chapter Information
Related ICD-10 Codes
More specific codes for N14
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Codes at the same level as N14
- Acute nephritic syndromeN00
- Rapidly progressive nephritic syndromeN01
- Recurrent and persistent hematuriaN02
- Chronic nephritic syndromeN03
- Nephrotic syndromeN04
- Unspecified nephritic syndromeN05
- Isolated proteinuria with specified morphological lesionN06
- Hereditary nephropathy, not elsewhere classifiedN07
- Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhereN08
- Acute pyelonephritisN10
- Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritisN11
- Tubulo-interstitial nephritis, not specified as acute or chronicN12
- Obstructive and reflux uropathyN13
- Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseasesN15
- Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhereN16
- Acute kidney failureN17
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)N18
- Unspecified kidney failureN19
- Calculus of kidney and ureterN20
- Calculus of lower urinary tractN21
- Calculus of urinary tract in diseases classified elsewhereN22
- Unspecified renal colicN23
- Disorders resulting from impaired renal tubular functionN25
- Unspecified contracted kidneyN26
- Small kidney of unknown causeN27
- Other disorders of kidney and ureter, not elsewhere classifiedN28
- Other disorders of kidney and ureter in diseases classified elsewhereN29
- CystitisN30
- Neuromuscular dysfunction of bladder, not elsewhere classifiedN31
- Other disorders of bladderN32
- Bladder disorders in diseases classified elsewhereN33
- Urethritis and urethral syndromeN34
- Urethral strictureN35
- Other disorders of urethraN36
- Urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhereN37
- Other disorders of urinary systemN39
- Benign prostatic hyperplasiaN40
- Inflammatory diseases of prostateN41
- Other and unspecified disorders of prostateN42
- Hydrocele and spermatoceleN43
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