ICD-10 diagnosis code

N04 Nephrotic syndrome

This page in Swedish

N04 is the ICD-10 code for Nephrotic syndrome. It is a three-character category. WHO defines its fourth-character subdivisions once for the whole group of categories; the national editions below list them in full. It belongs to the block N00–N08 (Glomerular diseases) in Chapter XIV, Diseases of the genitourinary system.

Code type
Category (3 characters)
Chapter
XIV · N00–N99
Classification
WHO ICD-10, 2019 version

What N04 includes

Conditions and terms that are coded here.

  • congenital nephrotic syndrome
  • lipoid nephrosis

N04 in national editions

Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.

SwedenICD-10-SE

N04Nefrotiskt syndrom

  • N04.0Nefrotiskt syndrom - lätt glomerulär abnormitet
  • N04.1Nefrotiskt syndrom - fokala och segmentella glomerulära skador
  • N04.2Nefrotiskt syndrom - diffus membranös glomerulonefrit
  • N04.3Nefrotiskt syndrom - diffus mesangiell proliferativ glomerulonefrit
  • N04.4Nefrotiskt syndrom - diffus endokapillär proliferativ glomerulonefrit
  • N04.5Nefrotiskt syndrom - diffus mesangiokapillär glomerulonefrit
  • N04.6Nefrotiskt syndrom - dense deposit disease
  • N04.7Nefrotiskt syndrom - diffus crescentisk glomerulonefrit
  • and 2 more national subcodes
NorwayICD-10-NO

Listed through more specific codes:

  • N04.0Nefrotisk syndrom med mindre glomerulær abnormitet
  • N04.1Nefrotisk syndrom med fokal eller segmentell glomerulusskade
  • N04.2Nefrotisk syndrom med diffus membranøs glomerulonefritt
  • N04.3Nefrotisk syndrom med diffus mesangiell proliferativ glomerulonefritt
  • N04.4Nefrotisk syndrom med diffus endokapillær proliferativ glomerulonefritt
  • N04.5Nefrotisk syndrom med diffus mesangiokapillær glomerulonefritt
  • N04.6Nefrotisk syndrom med «dense deposit disease»
  • N04.7Nefrotisk syndrom med diffus halvmåne-glomerulonefritt
  • and 2 more national subcodes
DenmarkICD-10-DK

DN04Nefrotisk syndrom

  • DN040Nefrose med minimale glomerulære forandringer
  • DN041Nefrose med fokale eller segmentære glomerulære forandringer
  • DN042Nefrose med diffus membranøs morfologi
  • DN043Nefrose med diffus mesangial proliferation
  • DN044Nefrose med diffus endokapillær proliferation
  • DN045Nefrose med membranoproliferativ morfologi type 1 og 3 eller UNS
  • DN046Nefrose med membranoproliferativ morfologi type 2
  • DN047Nefrose med ekstrakapillær morfologi
  • and 2 more national subcodes
FinlandICD-10-FI

Listed through more specific codes:

  • N04.9Nefroottinen oireyhtymä määrittämätön munuaiskeräsmuutos
GermanyICD-10-GM

N04Nephrotisches Syndrom

FranceICD-10-FR

N04Syndrome néphrotique

  • N04.00Syndrome néphrotique avec anomalies glomérulaires mineures, avec dépôts
  • N04.09Syndrome néphrotique avec anomalies glomérulaires mineures, autre et sans précision
NetherlandsICD-10-NL

N04nefrotisch syndroom

United StatesICD-10-CM

Listed through more specific codes:

  • N04.0Nephrotic syndrome with minor glomerular abnormality
  • N04.1Nephrotic syndrome with focal and segmental glomerular lesions
  • N04.3Nephrotic syndrome with diffuse mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis
  • N04.4Nephrotic syndrome with diffuse endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis
  • N04.5Nephrotic syndrome with diffuse mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis
  • N04.6Nephrotic syndrome with dense deposit disease
  • N04.7Nephrotic syndrome with diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritis
  • N04.8Nephrotic syndrome with other morphologic changes
  • and 2 more national subcodes

Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.

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