N01.5
Billable codeRapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis
The ICD-10 code for rapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis is N01.5.
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.
- Rapidly progressive 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
- N01.0Rapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with minor glomerular abnormality
- N01.1Rapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with focal and segmental glomerular lesions
- N01.2Rapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis
- N01.3Rapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with diffuse mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis
- N01.4Rapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with diffuse endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis
- N01.6Rapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with dense deposit disease
- N01.7Rapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis
- N01.8Rapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with other morphologic changes
- N01.9Rapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes
- N01.ARapidly progressive nephritic syndrome with C3 glomerulonephritis
- N01.5Rapidly progressive 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.
- 5804Approximate match
Associated MS-DRGs
N01.5 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.