N05.7

Unspecified nephritic syndrome with diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis

FY2027Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system/N00–N08 Glomerular diseases

BillableComplete code, valid to report

N05.7 (also written N057) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for unspecified nephritic syndrome with diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 11 codes in category N05 (Unspecified nephritic syndrome). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 4 entries. Its coding notes include a Code also instruction, 4 Excludes1 entries and 8 Excludes2 entries.

Code also

Two codes may be needed to describe the condition. This note gives no sequencing order.

Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from N00–N08 Glomerular diseases
  • any associated kidney failure (N17-N19).

Excludes1

Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.

Inherited from N05 Unspecified nephritic syndrome
  • nephropathy NOS with no stated morphological lesion (N28.9)
  • renal disease NOS with no stated morphological lesion (N28.9)
  • tubulo-interstitial nephritis NOS (N12)
Also from chapter/block level (1 note)
Inherited from N00–N08 Glomerular diseases
  • hypertensive chronic kidney disease (I12.-)

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 14 Diseases of the genitourinary system
  • 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)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Home Health Primary

Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Gastrointestinal tract and Genitourinary system clinical group.

Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026

Includes

Further defines or gives examples of the content of the category.

Inherited from N05 Unspecified nephritic syndrome
  • glomerular disease NOS
  • glomerulonephritis NOS
  • nephritis NOS
  • nephropathy NOS and renal disease NOS with morphological lesion specified in .0-.8

Inclusion terms

Conditions classified to this code.

This code
  • Unspecified nephritic syndrome with extracapillary glomerulonephritis

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 4 entries