ICD-10-CM · Chapter 14 · N00–N99
N03
Chronic nephritic syndrome
Diseases of the genitourinary system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- N03
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 14 — Diseases of the genitourinary system
- Category
- N03
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM N03 is a category (header) for chronic nephritic syndrome. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in N03
- N03.0Chronic nephritic syndrome with minor glomerular abnormality
- N03.1Chronic nephritic syndrome with focal and segmental glomerular lesions
- N03.2Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis
- N03.3Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis
- N03.4Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis
- N03.5Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis
- N03.6Chronic nephritic syndrome with dense deposit disease
- N03.7Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis
- N03.8Chronic nephritic syndrome with other morphologic changes
- N03.9Chronic nephritic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes
- N03.AChronic nephritic syndrome with C3 glomerulonephritis
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