N05.8
BillableUnsp nephritic syndrome with other morphologic changes
Unspecified nephritic syndrome with other morphologic changes
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Unspecified nephritic syndrome with proliferative glomerulonephritis NOS
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)
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
- Necrotising glomerulonephritis1426004
- Necrotizing glomerulonephritis1426004
- Focal embolic nephritis syndrome8199003
- Light chain nephropathy55006001
- Amyloid-like glomerulopathy73305009
- Fibrillary glomerulonephritis73305009
- Immune complex glomerulonephritis123752003
- Immune-complex glomerulonephritis123752003
- Renal involvement in malignant disease236507000
- Proliferative glomerulonephritis441815006
- Recurrent proliferative glomerulonephritis707332000
- Collagenofibrotic glomerulopathy708127008
- Glomerular disease with capillary necrosis721191000
- Necrosis of capillary of kidney due to glomerular disease721191000
- DPGN - diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis1255575002
- Diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis1255575002
- Light chain nephropathy due to plasma cell dyscrasia127901000119107
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N05.8?
ICD-10-CM code N05.8 represents "Unspecified nephritic syndrome with other morphologic changes". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N05.8 a billable code?
Yes, N05.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N05.8 in?
N05.8 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N05.8?
N05.8 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 N05.8 map to?
N05.8 maps to 12 SNOMED CT concepts: 73305009, 708127008, 1255575002, 8199003, 721191000, and 7 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N05.8?
N05.8 is linked to 2 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C2902904, C2902903. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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