Nephritis and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic with lesion of renal cortical necrosis (583.6)
ICD-9 code 583.6 for Nephritis and nephropathy not specified as acute or chronic with lesion of renal cortical necrosis is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range -NEPHRITIS, NEPHROTIC SYNDROME, AND NEPHROSIS (580-589).
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