ICD-10-CM · Chapter 14 · N00–N99
N05.9
Unspecified nephritic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes
Diseases of the genitourinary system
Quick facts
- Code
- N05.9
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 14 — Diseases of the genitourinary system
- Category
- N05 — Unspecified nephritic syndrome
- Specificity
- 4 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM N05.9 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of unspecified nephritic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in N05
- N05Unspecified nephritic syndrome
- N05.0Unspecified nephritic syndrome with minor glomerular abnormality
- N05.1Unspecified nephritic syndrome with focal and segmental glomerular lesions
- N05.2Unspecified nephritic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis
- N05.3Unspecified nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis
- N05.4Unspecified nephritic syndrome with diffuse endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis
- N05.5Unspecified nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis
- N05.6Unspecified nephritic syndrome with dense deposit disease
- N05.7Unspecified nephritic syndrome with diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis
- N05.8Unspecified nephritic syndrome with other morphologic changes
- N05.AUnspecified nephritic syndrome with C3 glomerulonephritis
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