Hydronephrosis with renal and ureteral calculous obstruction. N13.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2018/2019 edition of ICD-10-CM N13.2 became effective on October 1, 2018. This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N13.2 - other international versions...
UTI ICD 10 codes and guidelines for UTI can be found in chapter 14 of ICD-10-CM manual which is “diseases of the genitourinary system”, code range N00-N99 It is not necessary to mention the infectious agent when using ICD N39.0. If the infectious organism is mentioned, place the UTI code primary and organism secondary.
The ICD code N133 is used to code Hydronephrosis Hydronephrosis — literally "water inside the kidney" — refers to distension and dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces, usually caused by obstruction of the free flow of urine from the kidney. Untreated, it leads to progressive atrophy of the kidney.
N13.2 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
Avoid coding unspecified UTI (N39.0) when specific site infection is mentioned. For example if both cystitis and UTI are mentioned it is not necessary to code UTI, instead code only cystitis. Urosepsis – This does not lead to any code in the alphabetic index.
Infection can happen in any part of the urinary tract – kidney, ureter, bladder or urethra. It is called as Cystitis, Urethritis and Pyelonephritis based on the site.
Urinary Tract infection (UTI) is a very common infectious disease occurs commonly in aged women. As age goes up there will be structural changes happening in kidney. Muscles in the bladder, urethra and ureter become weaken. Urinary retention gets increased in the bladder and this creates an environment for bacterial growth.
Urethritis. It is not necessary to mention the infectious agent when using ICD N39.0. If the infectious organism is mentioned, place the UTI code primary and organism secondary. Site specified infection should be coded to the particular site. For example, Infection to bladder to be coded as cystitis, infection to urethra to urethritis.
Hydronephrosis — literally "water inside the kidney" — refers to distension and dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces, usually caused by obstruction of the free flow of urine from the kidney. Untreated, it leads to progressive atrophy of the kidney.
DRG Group #691-694 - Urinary stones with esw lithotripsy with CC or MCC.
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code N13.30. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code N13.30 and a single ICD9 code, 591 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Urology is called for an inpatient consultation for acute renal failure with tubular necrosis. A postoperative patient was found to have a rising BUN and creatinine. An ultrasound revealed the patient to have a post operative Ureteral stricture.
A patient presents with lower left back pain that is intermittent and sharp. She also has periodic fevers. Abdominal X-rays were negative, but IVP indicates moderate hydronephrosis of the left kidney with an obstruction in the ureter near the junction. The right kidney was unremarkable.