N14.2 ICD-10-CA code: Nephropathy induced by unspecified drug, medicament or biological substance
N14.2 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Nephropathy induced by unspecified drug, medicament or biological substance” in CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026.
Official description
N14.2Nephropathy induced by unspecified drug, medicament or biological substance
Short description: Nephropathy ind by drugs substances NOS
ICD-10-CA · Canada · Also written N142
Index terms
Entries in CIHI’s alphabetical index that lead to N14.2. Searching the index by the condition the note names is how coders reach this code.
- Nephropathy, drug induced
- Nephropathy, toxic NEC (due to), drugs
Notes for N14.2
As CIHI prints them, with any note N14.2 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- PyelonephritisFrom N10-N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional external cause code (Chapter XX) to identify toxic agent.From N14 Drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditions
- Use additional code to identify associated chronic kidney disease (N18.-)From N10-N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Pyeloureteritis cystica (N28.84)From N10-N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
Where N14.2 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
- 2Block N10-N16Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
- 3Category N14Drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditions
- 4Valid code N14.2Nephropathy induced by unspecified drug, medicament or biological substance
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
What does ICD-10-CA code N14.2 mean?
N14.2 is the ICD-10-CA code for “Nephropathy induced by unspecified drug, medicament or biological substance” in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release.
Where is N14.2 in ICD-10-CA?
N14.2 sits under N14 Drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditions, within N10-N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases, within Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99).
What coding notes apply to N14.2?
ICD-10-CA lists Use additional code, Includes, Excludes notes for N14.2, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.