N15.9

Applicable To

• Infection of kidney NOS

Approximate Synonyms

• Infection of kidney

• Infectious disorder of kidney

Clinical Information

• Diffuse or local inflammation and edema of the interstitial tissue of the kidney, including the tubules.

• Inflammation of the interstitial tissue of the kidney. This term is generally used for primary inflammation of kidney tubules and/or surrounding interstitium. For primary inflammation of glomerular interstitium, see glomerulonephritis. Infiltration of the inflammatory cells into the interstitial compartment results in edema, increased spaces between the tubules, and tubular renal dysfunction.

• Invasion and growth of microorganisms in the kidney; may be clinically inapparent or result in local cellular injury.

Details

• N15.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM N15.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N15.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 N15.9 may differ.