Specific code 2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 997.5
Urinary complications, not elsewhere classified
  • Short description: Surg compl-urinary tract.
  • ICD-9-CM 997.5 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 997.5 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
  • You are viewing the 2012 version of ICD-9-CM 997.5.
  • More recent version(s) of ICD-9-CM 997.5: 2013 2014 2015.
Convert to ICD-10-CM: 997.5 converts approximately to:
  • 2015/16 ICD-10-CM N99.89 Other postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system
Approximate Synonyms
  • Acute postoperative renal failure
  • Acute renal failure after procedure
  • Acute renal failure due to procedure
  • Anuria as a complication of care
  • Breakdown of transplant urological anastomosis
  • Breakdown of urological anastomosis
  • Complication of external stoma of urinary tract
  • Complication of internal anastomosis AND/OR bypass of urinary tract including that involving intestinal tract
  • Leakage of transplant urological anastomosis
  • Leakage of urological anastomosis
  • Malfunction of external stoma of urinary tract
  • Oliguria as a complication of care
  • Oliguria OR anuria due to procedure
  • Postoperative acute tubular necrosis
  • Postoperative renal failure
  • Postoperative retention of urine
  • Postoperative urinary tract infection
  • Postprocedural acute renal failure
  • Postprocedural anuria
  • Postprocedural oliguria
  • Postprocedural urinary complication
  • Postprocedural urinary retention
  • Postprocedural urinary tract infection
  • Postprocedural UTI
  • Post-surgical vesicoureteric reflux
  • Renal complication of procedure
  • Renal failure as a complication of care
  • Stenosis of urostomy stoma
  • Transurethral resection of prostate syndrome
  • Urinary complication
  • Urinary complication after procedure
  • Urinary complication after surgery
  • URINARY COMPLICATION AFTER SURGERY (disorder)
  • Urinary complications of care
  • Urinary retention after procedure
  • Urinary tract internal anastomosis complication
  • Urological system complication of procedure
  • Urostomy stomal stenosis
  • UTI (urinary tract infection) after procedure
997.5 Excludes
  • complications of cystostomy (596.81-596.83)
  • complications of external stoma of urinary tract (596.81-596.83)
  • specified complications classified elsewhere, such as:
    • postoperative stricture of:
Applies To
  • Complications of:
    • internal anastomosis and bypass of urinary tract, including that involving intestinal tract
  • Oliguria or anuria specified as due to procedure
  • Renal (kidney):
    • failure (acute) specified as due to procedure
    • insufficiency (acute) specified as due to procedure
  • Tubular necrosis (acute) specified as due to procedure
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 997.5:
  • Anastomosis
    • intestinal 569.89
      • complicated NEC 997.49
        • involving urinary tract 997.5
  • Anuria 788.5
    • due to a procedure 997.5
    • specified as due to a procedure 997.5
  • Block
    • kidney (see also Disease, renal) 593.9
      • postcystoscopic 997.5
  • Complications
    • anastomosis (and bypass) - see also Complications, due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
      • hemorrhage NEC 998.11
      • intestinal (internal) NEC 997.49
        • involving urinary tract 997.5
      • mechanical - see Complications, mechanical, graft
      • urinary tract (involving intestinal tract) 997.5
    • nephrostomy 997.5
    • postcystoscopic 997.5
    • pyelogram 997.5
    • surgical procedures 998.9
      • accidental puncture or laceration 998.2
      • amputation stump (late) 997.60
      • anastomosis - see Complications, anastomosis
      • burst stitches or sutures (external) (see also Dehiscence) 998.32
      • cardiac 997.1
        • long-term effect following cardiac surgery 429.4
        • catheter device - see Complications, catheter device
      • cataract fragments in eye 998.82
      • cecostomy malfunction 569.62
      • colostomy malfunction 569.62
      • cystostomy malfunction 596.82
      • dehiscence (of incision) (external) (see also Dehiscence) 998.32
      • dialysis NEC (see also Complications, dialysis) 999.9
      • disruption (see also Dehiscence)
        • anastomosis (internal) - see Complications, mechanical, graft
        • internal suture (line) 998.31
        • wound (external) 998.32
      • dumping syndrome (postgastrectomy) 564.2
      • elephantiasis or lymphedema 997.99
      • emphysema (surgical) 998.81
      • enterostomy malfunction 569.62
      • esophagostomy malfunction 530.87
      • evisceration 998.32
      • fistula (persistent postoperative) 998.6
      • foreign body inadvertently left in wound (sponge) (suture) (swab) 998.4
      • from nonabsorbable surgical material (Dacron) (mesh) (permanent suture) (reinforcing) (Teflon) - see Complications due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
      • gastrointestinal NEC 997.49
      • gastrostomy malfunction 536.42
      • hematoma 998.12
      • hemorrhage 998.11
      • ileostomy malfunction 569.62
      • internal prosthetic device NEC (see also Complications, internal device) 996.70
        • hemolytic anemia 283.19
        • infection or inflammation 996.60
        • malfunction - see Complications, mechanical
        • mechanical complication - see Complications, mechanical
        • thrombus 996.70
      • jejunostomy malfunction 569.62
      • nervous system NEC 997.00
      • obstruction, internal anastomosis - see Complications, mechanical, graft
      • other body system NEC 997.99
      • peripheral vascular NEC 997.2
      • postcardiotomy syndrome 429.4
      • postcholecystectomy syndrome 576.0
      • postcommissurotomy syndrome 429.4
      • postgastrectomy dumping syndrome 564.2
      • postmastectomy lymphedema syndrome 457.0
      • postmastoidectomy 383.30
      • postvagotomy syndrome 564.2
      • postvalvulotomy syndrome 429.4
      • reattached extremity (infection) (rejection) (see also Complications, reattached, extremity) 996.90
      • respiratory NEC 997.39
      • seroma 998.13
      • shock (endotoxic) (septic) 998.02
      • shunt, prosthetic (thrombus) - see also Complications, due to (presence of) any device, implant, or graft classified to 996.0-996.5 NEC
      • specified complication NEC 998.89
      • stitch abscess 998.59
      • transplant - see Complications, graft
      • ureterostomy malfunction 997.5
      • urethrostomy malfunction 997.5
      • urinary NEC 997.5
      • vascular
      • wound infection 998.59
    • urinary, postoperative NEC 997.5
  • Failure, failed
    • renal (kidney) 586
      • with
        • abortion - see Abortion, by type, with renal failure
        • ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0-633.9) 639.3
        • edema (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
        • hypertension (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91
        • hypertensive heart disease (conditions classifiable to 402) 404.92
        • molar pregnancy (see also categories 630-632) 639.3
        • tubular necrosis (acute) 584.5
      • acute 584.9
        • with lesion of
          • necrosis
          • specified pathology NEC 584.8
      • chronic 585.9
        • hypertensive or with hypertension (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91
      • due to a procedure 997.5
      • following
      • hypertensive (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91
      • puerperal, postpartum 669.3
  • Insufficiency, insufficient
  • Malfunction - see also Dysfunction
    • nephrostomy 997.5
  • Necrosis, necrotic
    • tubular (acute) (anoxic) (toxic) 584.5
      • due to a procedure 997.5
  • Nephrosis, nephrotic (Epstein's) (syndrome) 581.9
    • tubular (acute) 584.5
      • due to a procedure 997.5
      • radiation 581.9
  • Nephrostomy status V44.6
    • with complication 997.5
  • Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
    • intestine (mechanical) (neurogenic) (paroxysmal) (postinfectional) (reflex) 560.9
      • with
        • adhesions (intestinal) (peritoneal) 560.81
        • hernia - see also Hernia, by site, with obstruction
          • gangrenous - see Hernia, by site, with gangrene
      • adynamic (see also Ileus) 560.1
      • by gallstone 560.31
      • congenital or infantile (small) 751.1
      • due to
        • Ascaris lumbricoides 127.0
        • mural thickening 560.89
        • procedure 997.49
          • involving urinary tract 997.5
      • impaction 560.32
      • infantile - see Obstruction, intestine, congenital
      • newborn
      • specified cause NEC 560.89
      • transitory, newborn 777.4
      • volvulus 560.2
  • Oliguria 788.5
    • due to a procedure 997.5
    • specified due to a procedure 997.5
  • Stoma malfunction
    • nephrostomy 997.5
    • ureterostomy 997.5
  • Stricture (see also Stenosis) 799.89
    • nephrostomy 997.5
  • Ureterostomy status V44.6
    • with complication 997.5
  • Urethrostomy status V44.6
    • with complication 997.5
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