- N13.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM N13.5 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N13.5 – other international versions of ICD-10 N13.5 may differ.
ICD-10-CM N13.5 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 689 Kidney and urinary tract infections with mcc
- 690 Kidney and urinary tract infections without mcc
Applicable To
- Kinking and stricture of ureter without hydronephrosis
Type 1 Excludes
- Crossing vessel and stricture of ureter without hydronephrosis with infection (N13.6)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 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
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to N13.5:
- ureter > Angulation
- ureter > Compression
- spastic > Constriction
- ureter > spastic N13.5
- ureter > Constriction
- ureterovesical orifice (postinfectional) > Contraction, contracture, contracted (s)
- Ormond\’s > Disease, diseased
- perirenal (with ureteral obstruction) > Fasciitis M72.9
- retroperitoneal, idiopathic (with ureteral obstruction) > Fibrosis, fibrotic
- ureter (with obstruction) > Intussusception (bowel) (colon) (enteric) (ileocecal) (ileocolic) (intestine) ( rectum) K56.1
- ureter (pelvic junction) > Kink, kinking
- ureter > Narrowing
- ureter > Obliteration
- pelviureteral junction > Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- ureter NEC (functional) (pelvic junction) > Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- ureter (complete) (partial) > Occlusion, occluded
- ureteropelvic junction > Occlusion, occluded
- ureterovesical orifice > Occlusion, occluded
- with obstruction > ureter N28.89
- ureter > Spasm, spastic, spasticity (s) R25.2
- ureter (postoperative) > Stricture
- ureterovesical orifice > Stricture
- Ormond\’s > Syndrome
- periurethral fibrosis > Syndrome
- retroperitoneal fibrosis > Syndrome