N00.9
BillableAcute nephritic syndrome with unsp morphologic changes
Acute nephritic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- acute glomerular disease
- acute glomerulonephritis
- acute nephritis
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Code Also
A second code may be required; sequencing depends on circumstances
- any associated kidney failure (N17-N19).
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Nephritis caused by radiation7725007
- Radiation nephritis7725007
- AGN - Acute glomerulonephritis19351000
- Acute glomerulonephritis19351000
- Acute nephritic syndrome61503006
- Acute nephritis61503006
- Acute glomerulonephritis due to and following streptococcal infection68544003
- Acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis68544003
- PSGN - post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis68544003
- Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis68544003
- Acute glomerulonephritis associated with another disorder197582001
- Acute exudative nephritis197583006
- Acute focal nephritis197584000
- Acute diffuse nephritis197585004
- Anaphylactoid glomerulonephritis197629000
- Post-infectious glomerulonephritis236395002
- Post-infective glomerulonephritis236395002
- Acute radiation nephritis236524006
- Glomerular disease due to infectious disease860892003
- Infective glomerular disease860892003
- Acute exudative glomerulonephritis1162265009
- Exudative glomerulonephritis1162266005
- Acute nephritis due to another disorder40371000119105
- Exudative nephritis7011000119105
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N00.9?
ICD-10-CM code N00.9 represents "Acute nephritic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N00.9 a billable code?
Yes, N00.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N00.9 in?
N00.9 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N00.9?
N00.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: hypertensive chronic kidney disease (I12.-); acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis (N10); nephritic syndrome NOS (N05.-).
What SNOMED CT codes does N00.9 map to?
N00.9 maps to 16 SNOMED CT concepts: 19351000, 197585004, 1162265009, 197583006, 197584000, and 11 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N00.9?
N00.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2902855. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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