2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N25.9

Disorder resulting from impaired renal tubular function, unspecified

    2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
  • N25.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
  • Short description: Disorder rslt from impaired renal tubular function, unsp
  • The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM N25.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.
  • This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N25.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 N25.9 may differ.
The following code(s) above N25.9 contain annotation back-references
Annotation Back-References
In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:
  • Applicable To annotations, or
  • Code Also annotations, or
  • Code First annotations, or
  • Excludes1 annotations, or
  • Excludes2 annotations, or
  • Includes annotations, or
  • Note annotations, or
  • Use Additional annotations
that may be applicable to N25.9:
  • N00-N99
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range N00-N99

    Diseases of the genitourinary system

    Type 2 Excludes
    • 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)
    Diseases of the genitourinary system
  • N25-N29
    2023 ICD-10-CM Range N25-N29

    Other disorders of kidney and ureter

    Type 2 Excludes
    • disorders of kidney and ureter with urolithiasis (N20-N23)
    Other disorders of kidney and ureter
Approximate Synonyms
  • Abnormal renal function
  • Abnormal renal tubular function
Clinical Information
  • Disease of the kidney structure called tubule
ICD-10-CM N25.9 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):
  • 698 Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with mcc
  • 699 Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with cc
  • 700 Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert N25.9 to ICD-9-CM

Code History
  • 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
  • 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
  • 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
  • 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
  • 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
  • 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
  • 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
  • 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to N25.9:
  • Disorder (of) - see also Disease
  • Impaired, impairment (function)
    • kidney N28.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N28.9

      Disorder of kidney and ureter, unspecified

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
      Applicable To
      • Nephropathy NOS
      • Renal disease (acute) NOS
      • Renal insufficiency (acute)
      Type 1 Excludes
      • chronic renal insufficiency (N18.9)
      • unspecified nephritic syndrome (N05.-)
    • renal (acute) (chronic) N28.9
      ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N28.9

      Disorder of kidney and ureter, unspecified

        2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code
      Applicable To
      • Nephropathy NOS
      • Renal disease (acute) NOS
      • Renal insufficiency (acute)
      Type 1 Excludes
      • chronic renal insufficiency (N18.9)
      • unspecified nephritic syndrome (N05.-)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To N25.9
N21.8 Other lower urinary tract calculus
N21.9 Calculus of lower urinary tract, unspecified
N22 Calculus of urinary tract in diseases classified elsewhere
N23 Unspecified renal colic
N25 Disorders resulting from impaired renal tubular function
N25.0 Renal osteodystrophy
N25.1 Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
N25.8 Other disorders resulting from impaired renal tubular function
N25.81 Secondary hyperparathyroidism of renal origin
N25.89 Other disorders resulting from impaired renal tubular function
N25.9 Disorder resulting from impaired renal tubular function, unspecified
N26 Unspecified contracted kidney
N26.1 Atrophy of kidney (terminal)
N26.2 Page kidney
N26.9 Renal sclerosis, unspecified
N27 Small kidney of unknown cause
N27.0 Small kidney, unilateral
N27.1 Small kidney, bilateral
N27.9 Small kidney, unspecified
N28 Other disorders of kidney and ureter, not elsewhere classified
N28.0 Ischemia and infarction of kidney

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.