N08

Billable

ChapterN00–N99

Rankcategory

Official Description

Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Metadata & Insights

•Billable/specific code (valid for reimbursement).
•Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (N00-N99).

CH14 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)

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)

N00-N08 Parent Instructions

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different code.)

hypertensive chronic kidney disease (I12.-)

Code Also

any associated kidney failure (N17-N19).

Instructional Notes

Includes

Glomerulonephritis
Nephritis
Nephropathy

Excludes1(Not coded here. Use a different 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 First

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)

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes

CH14Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)

N00-N08Glomerular diseases (N00-N08)

N08Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhereBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to N08:

Glomerular diseases (N00-N08)

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chapterCH14

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)

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MS-DRG Classification

2026 v43.1

This code is grouped within the following Diagnosis Related Group(s) for clinical reimbursement:

Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCC

Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CC

Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses without CC/MCC

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