DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

N16 diagnosis code · Billable category · FY2027

N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

  • Billable
  • Not CC/MCC
  • POA reported

N16 ICD-10 code: a billable diagnosis code in FY2027; the category has no subdivisions.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 14 Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
  2. N10-N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases (N10-N16)
  3. N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
CC / MCC
Neither
MS-DRG
698-700
HCC V28
–
POA
Reported
Code Editor
Manifestation
Index entries
22

Instructions

At N16

Inclusion terms

  • Pyelonephritis
  • Tubulo-interstitial nephritis

Excludes1

  • diphtheritic pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis (A36.84) A36.84
  • pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in candidiasis (B37.49) B37.49
  • pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in cystinosis (E72.04) E72.04
  • pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in salmonella infection (A02.25) A02.25
  • pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in sarcoidosis (D86.84) D86.84
  • pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in Sjogren syndrome (M35.04) M35.04
  • pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.15) M32.15
  • pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis in toxoplasmosis (B58.83) B58.83
  • renal tubular degeneration in diabetes (E08-E13 with .29) E08 E13
  • syphilitic pyelonephritis and tubulo-interstitial nephritis (A52.75) A52.75

Code first

Notes that also apply

Block N10-N16 instructions (Includes 1, Excludes1 1): printed on the block page.

Chapter 14 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 14 page.

Index entries

  • Disorder (of)tubulo-interstitial (in)brucellosis → A23.9 [N16]
  • Pyelonephritisin (due to)brucellosis → A23.9 [N16]
  • Disorder (of)tubulo-interstitial (in)sepsis → A41.9 [N16]
  • Pyelonephritisin (due to)sepsis → A41.9 [N16]
  • Disorder (of)tubulo-interstitial (in)lymphoma NEC → C85.9- [N16]
  • Pyelonephritisin (due to)lymphoma NEC → C85.90 [N16]
  • Disorder (of)tubulo-interstitial (in)multiple myeloma → C90.0- [N16]
  • Pyelonephritisin (due to)multiple myeloma → C90.0- [N16]
  • Disorder (of)tubulo-interstitial (in)leukemia NEC → C95.9- [N16]
  • Pyelonephritisin (due to)leukemia NEC → C95.9- [N16]
  • Disorder (of)tubulo-interstitial (in)mixed cryoglobulinemia → D89.1 [N16]
  • Pyelonephritisin (due to)cryoglobulinemia (mixed) → D89.1 [N16]
  • Disorder (of)tubulo-interstitial (in)glycogen storage disease → E74.00 [N16]
  • Pyelonephritisin (due to)glycogen storage disease → E74.09 [N16]
  • Disorder (of)tubulo-interstitial (in)Wilson's disease → E83.01 [N16]
  • Pyelonephritisin (due to)Wilson's disease → E83.01 [N16]
  • Disorder (of)tubulo-interstitial (in)transplant rejection → T86.91 [N16]
  • Pyelonephritisin (due to)transplant rejection → T86.91 [N16]
  • Nephritis, nephritic (albuminuric) (azotemic) (congenital) (disseminated) (epithelial) (familial) (focal) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (nonsuppurative, excretory) (uremic)tubulo-interstitial (in)due tobrucellosis → A23.9 [N16]
  • Disorder (of)tubulo-interstitial (in)sepsisstreptococcal → A40.9 [N16]
  • Nephritis, nephritic (albuminuric) (azotemic) (congenital) (disseminated) (epithelial) (familial) (focal) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (nonsuppurative, excretory) (uremic)tubulo-interstitial (in)due tocryoglobulinemia → D89.1 [N16]
  • Nephritis, nephritic (albuminuric) (azotemic) (congenital) (disseminated) (epithelial) (familial) (focal) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (nonsuppurative, excretory) (uremic)tubulo-interstitial (in)due toglycogen storage disease → E74.00 [N16]

NCHS Alphabetic Index. Index first, then the Tabular List.

Medicare grouping and edits

CMS files for N16
CC / MCCNeither
Appendix BMDC 11 Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract, MS-DRG 698-700 (Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC…)
Code EditorManifestation code: not allowed as principal diagnosis
POAReported
HCC V28–

CMS: MS-DRG v44 (Appendix B, C), MCE v44, POA list FY2027, 2027 Initial ICD-10-CM Mappings. What the rows mean.

Hierarchy