N08

ICD-10Billable

Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Official ICD-10-CM descriptor (FY2026)

Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

N08 is valid for submission on a claim — CMS flags it as a billable, specific code.

Inclusion terms

  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Nephritis
  • Nephropathy

Excludes1

Not coded here. An Excludes1 code should never be reported at the same time as the code above it.

  • 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

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)

Where this code sits

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Source

ICD-10-CM FY2026. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) / National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), “2026 ICD-10-CM Code Descriptions in Tabular Order” (icd10cm_order_2026.txt). Download the original file from cms.gov. Public domain (US Government work). Descriptors, billable flags and instructional notes on this page are reproduced from that file without modification. Krasyn adds no clinical guidance.

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