N04.2
Nephrotic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis
N04.2 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for nephrotic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are N04.20 Nephrotic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis, unspecified; N04.21 Primary membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome; N04.22 Secondary membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome and N04.29 Other nephrotic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis. Its coding notes include a Code also instruction, 1 Excludes1 entry and 8 Excludes2 entries.
Code also
Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
- 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)
Includes
Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.
- congenital nephrotic syndrome
- lipoid nephrosis
More specific codes under N04.2 4
- N04.20Nephrotic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis, unspecifiedBillable
- N04.21Primary membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndromeBillable
- N04.22Secondary membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndromeBillable
- N04.29Other nephrotic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritisBillable