N03.9
BillableChronic nephritic syndrome with unsp morphologic changes
Chronic nephritic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- chronic glomerular disease
- chronic glomerulonephritis
- chronic 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
- Nephritic syndrome7724006
- Nephritis caused by radiation7725007
- Radiation nephritis7725007
- CGN - Chronic glomerulonephritis20917003
- Chronic glomerulonephritis20917003
- Chronic exudative glomerulonephritis197617009
- Chronic diffuse glomerulonephritis197619007
- Chronic nephritic syndrome197707007
- Chronic radiation nephritis236525007
- C3 (complement component 3) glomerulopathy722758004
- Complement component 3 glomerulopathy722758004
- C3 (complement component 3) glomerulonephritis722761003
- Complement component 3 glomerulonephritis722761003
- Exudative glomerulonephritis1162266005
- Exudative nephritis7011000119105
- Morphologic change of kidney due to chronic nephritic syndrome367051000119105
- Secondary chronic nephritis40391000119106
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N03.9?
ICD-10-CM code N03.9 represents "Chronic nephritic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N03.9 a billable code?
Yes, N03.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N03.9 in?
N03.9 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N03.9?
N03.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: hypertensive chronic kidney disease (I12.-); chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis (N11.-); diffuse sclerosing glomerulonephritis (N05.8-); and 1 more.
What SNOMED CT codes does N03.9 map to?
N03.9 maps to 13 SNOMED CT concepts: 722761003, 722758004, 20917003, 197619007, 197617009, and 8 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N03.9?
N03.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2902885. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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