N08 Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

Billable

Block: Glomerular diseases (N00-N08)

Includes

  • Glomerulonephritis
  • Nephritis
  • Nephropathy

Excludes 1 (cannot be coded together)

  • 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

  • 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)
This category is a complete, billable diagnosis code.

No additional specificity is required — submit N08 directly on claims and documentation without a subcode extension.

Last reviewed: September 2026