N03.5
Billable codeChronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis
The ICD-10 code for chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis is N03.5.
Clinical notes
Excludes1 (not coded here)
An Excludes1 note is a pure exclusion: the excluded condition and this code should never be reported together, because the two conditions cannot occur at the same time (e.g. a congenital form vs. an acquired form of the same disease).
Also known as
Alternate wording, synonyms, or specific conditions that fall under this code, listed to help confirm you've picked the right one.
- Chronic nephritic syndrome with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, types 1 and 3, or NOS
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •Confirm the excluded condition(s) listed above are not also present — Excludes1 conditions cannot be coded together with this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- N03.0Chronic nephritic syndrome with minor glomerular abnormality
- N03.1Chronic nephritic syndrome with focal and segmental glomerular lesions
- N03.2Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis
- N03.3Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis
- N03.4Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis
- N03.6Chronic nephritic syndrome with dense deposit disease
- N03.7Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis
- N03.8Chronic nephritic syndrome with other morphologic changes
- N03.9Chronic nephritic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes
- N03.AChronic nephritic syndrome with C3 glomerulonephritis
- N03.5Chronic nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis
ICD-9-CM equivalent
Informational only — GEM mappings are approximate, not guaranteed one-to-one equivalents. Verify before use in billing.
- 5822Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
N03.5 can serve as the principal diagnosis for these Medicare Severity Diagnosis-Related Groups.
Informational only — actual DRG assignment also depends on procedures, complications/comorbidities (CC/MCC), discharge status, and payer-specific rules not reflected here.