N13.5

Applicable To

• Kinking and stricture of ureter without hydronephrosis

Approximate Synonyms

• Extrinsic ureteral obstruction

• Obstruction of ureter

• Occlusion of ureter

• Occlusion of ureter by external compression

• Retroperitoneal fibrosis

• Stricture of ureter

• Stricture of ureter due to a crossing vessel, without hydronephrosis

• Ureteral stricture due to crossing vessel

Details

• N13.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• Short description: Crossing vessel and stricture of ureter w/o hydronephrosis

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM N13.5 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N13.5 – other international versions of ICD-10 N13.5 may differ.