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N15 ICD-10-CA category: Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseases

N15 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 4 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.

Official description

N15

Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseases

ICD-10-CA · Canada

Codes in N15

N15 isn’t a code on its own. Open the code that matches what the note documents.

N15.0Balkan nephropathyN15.1Renal and perinephric abscessN15.8Other specified renal tubulo-interstitial diseasesN15.9Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecified

Notes for N15

As CIHI prints them, with any note N15 takes from the headings above it.

Includes

Use additional code

Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.

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 N15 sits

  1. 1ChapterChapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
  2. 2Block N10-N16Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases
  3. 3Category N15Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseases

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.

See N15 in the CIHI source

Frequently asked questions

Is N15 a valid ICD-10-CA code?

No. N15 (Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseases) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 4 codes; record the one the documentation supports.

Where is N15 in ICD-10-CA?

N15 sits under N10-N16 Renal tubulo-interstitial diseases, within Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99).

What coding notes apply to N15?

ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Use additional code, Excludes notes for N15, 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.

Codes beside N15

N10Acute tubulo-interstitial nephritisN11Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritisN12Tubulo-interstitial nephritis, not specified as acute or chronicN13Obstructive and reflux uropathyN14Drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditionsN16Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere