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N08 - Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

ICD-10-CM Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system · N00-N08 Glomerular diseases (N00-N08) · Top-level category · FY2027

Applicable To

Inclusion terms listed under N08 in the ICD-10-CM tabular list.

  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Nephritis
  • Nephropathy

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom N08

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • glomerulonephritis, nephritis and nephropathy (in):
  • antiglomerular basement membrane disease (M31.0)
  • diabetes (E08-E13 with .21)
  • gonococcal (A54.21)
  • Goodpasture's syndrome (M31.0)
  • hemolytic-uremic syndrome (D59.3-)
  • lupus (M32.14)
  • mumps (B26.83)
  • syphilis (A52.75)
  • systemic lupus erythematosus (M32.14)
  • Wegener's granulomatosis (M31.31)
  • pyelonephritis in diseases classified elsewhere (N16)
  • renal tubulo-interstitial disorders classified elsewhere (N16)
Code FirstFrom N08

Sequence the underlying condition before this code.

  • underlying disease, such as:
  • amyloidosis (E85.-)
  • congenital syphilis (A50.5)
  • cryoglobulinemia (D89.1)
  • disseminated intravascular coagulation (D65)
  • gout (M1A.-, M10.-)
  • microscopic polyangiitis (M31.7)
  • multiple myeloma (C90.0-)
  • sepsis (A40.0-A41.9)
  • sickle-cell disease (D57.0-D57.8)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom N00-N08 Glomerular diseases (N00-N08)

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • hypertensive chronic kidney disease (I12.-)
Code AlsoFrom N00-N08 Glomerular diseases (N00-N08)

Report an additional code when both conditions apply.

  • any associated kidney failure (N17-N19).
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter N00-N99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • 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)

Inpatient DRG Payments

DRG 69878,368 discharges

Other Kidney And Urinary Tract Diagnoses With Mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$13,092

Total Payment$15,441
Patient Responsibility$2,349
Hospital Charge$73,427
DRG 69937,891 discharges

Other Kidney And Urinary Tract Diagnoses With Cc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$8,196

Total Payment$10,420
Patient Responsibility$2,224
Hospital Charge$47,479
DRG 7002,024 discharges

Other Kidney And Urinary Tract Diagnoses Without Cc/mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$5,298

Total Payment$7,107
Patient Responsibility$1,809
Hospital Charge$33,346