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N05.6

Billable

Unspecified nephritic syndrome with dense deposit disease

Unspecified nephritic syndrome with dense deposit disease

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

N00-N08

Parent Code

N05

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Unspecified nephritic syndrome with C3 glomerulopathy with dense deposit disease
  • Unspecified nephritic syndrome with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, type 2

Includes

Conditions included under this code

  • glomerular disease NOS
  • glomerulonephritis NOS
  • nephritis NOS
  • nephropathy NOS and renal disease NOS with morphological lesion specified in .0-.8

Excludes 1

Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)

  • hypertensive chronic kidney disease (I12.-)
  • nephropathy NOS with no stated morphological lesion (N28.9)
  • renal disease NOS with no stated morphological lesion (N28.9)
  • tubulo-interstitial nephritis NOS (N12)

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

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code N05.6?

ICD-10-CM code N05.6 represents "Unspecified nephritic syndrome with dense deposit disease". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is N05.6 a billable code?

Yes, N05.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is N05.6 in?

N05.6 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).

What codes cannot be used with N05.6?

N05.6 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: hypertensive chronic kidney disease (I12.-); nephropathy NOS with no stated morphological lesion (N28.9); renal disease NOS with no stated morphological lesion (N28.9); and 1 more.

What SNOMED CT codes does N05.6 map to?

N05.6 maps to 4 SNOMED CT concepts: 722758004, 1336119008, 1336124006, 722760002. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for N05.6?

N05.6 is linked to 3 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C5385300, C0477724, C2902901. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.