N03.0 is the authoritative medical code for Chronic nephritic syndrome with minor glomerular abnormality. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for chronic nephritic syndrome with minor glomerular abnormality (ICD-10-CM N03.0), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with current federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Chronic nephritic syndrome with minor glomerular abnormality is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code N03.0. Includes: chronic glomerular disease; chronic glomerulonephritis; chronic nephritis. Inclusion terms: Chronic nephritic syndrome with minimal change lesion. Excludes1 (not coded here): chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis N11.-; diffuse sclerosing glomerulonephritis N05.8-; nephritic syndrome NOS N05.-; hypertensive chronic kidney disease I12.-. Code also: any associated kidney failure N17-N19..
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for N03.0 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Includes
Conditions the official ICD-10-CM tabular list includes under this code.
- chronic glomerular disease
- chronic glomerulonephritis
- chronic nephritis
Inclusion Terms
Alternative terms the tabular list files under this code.
- Chronic nephritic syndrome with minimal change lesion
Excludes1 — Not Coded Here
Conditions that can never be reported with this code; the two are mutually exclusive.
- chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis N11.-
- diffuse sclerosing glomerulonephritis N05.8-
- nephritic syndrome NOS N05.-
- hypertensive chronic kidney disease I12.-
Code Also
Additional codes that may be required to fully describe the encounter.
- any associated kidney failure N17-N19.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
What can't be coded together with N03.0?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes1 instructions, N03.0 must not be reported together with: chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritis (N11.-); diffuse sclerosing glomerulonephritis (N05.8-); nephritic syndrome NOS (N05.-); hypertensive chronic kidney disease (I12.-).
What conditions are included under N03.0?
Chronic nephritic syndrome with minor glomerular abnormality includes: Chronic nephritic syndrome with minimal change lesion.
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to N03.0 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- N03 — Chronic nephritic syndrome
- N03.1 — Chronic nephritic syndrome with focal and segmental glomerular lesions
- N03.2 — Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis
- N03.3 — Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis
- N03.4 — Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis
- N03.5 — Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis
- N03.6 — Chronic nephritic syndrome with dense deposit disease
- N03.7 — Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis
- N03.8 — Chronic nephritic syndrome with other morphologic changes
- N03.9 — Chronic nephritic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes
View all 11 codes in the N03 family
Indexed Clinical Terms (1)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Nephritis, nephritic (albuminuric) (azotemic) (congenital) (disseminated) (epithelial) (familial) (focal) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (nonsuppurative, excretory) (uremic), chronic, with, minor glomerular abnormality