N06

Isolated proteinuria with specified morphological lesion

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

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

N06 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for isolated proteinuria with specified morphological lesion. 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 N06.0 Isolated proteinuria with minor glomerular abnormality, N06.1 Isolated proteinuria with focal and segmental glomerular lesions, N06.2 Isolated proteinuria with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis, N06.3 Isolated proteinuria with diffuse mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis and 7 more. Its coding notes include a Code also instruction, 2 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.

This code
  • Proteinuria not associated with specific morphologic lesions (R80.0)
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)

More specific codes under N06 11