N08 ICD-10-CA category: Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
N08 isn’t a code on its own. Choose one of the 13 codes beneath it, the one the documentation supports.
Official description
N08Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
ICD-10-CA · Canada
Codes in N08
N08 isn’t a code on its own. Open the group that matches what the note documents.
N08.0Glomerular disorders in infectious and parasitic diseases classified elsewhereN08.1Glomerular disorders in neoplastic diseasesN08.2Glomerular disorders in blood diseases and disorders involving the immune mechanismN08.3Glomerular disorders in diabetes mellitus (7 codes)N08.4Glomerular disorders in other endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesN08.5Glomerular disorders in systemic connective tissue disordersN08.8Glomerular disorders in other diseases classified elsewhereNotes for N08
As CIHI prints them, with any note N08 takes from the headings above it.
Includes
- Nephropathy in diseases classified elsewhere
Use additional code
Add a code for this detail when the note documents it.
- Use additional code to identify associated chronic kidney disease (N18.-)From N00-N08 Glomerular diseases
- Use additional code to identify external cause (Chapter XX) or presence of renal failure, Acute (N17) or Unspecified (N19)From N00-N08 Glomerular diseases
Excludes
Conditions classified elsewhere.
- Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhere (N16.-*)
- Hypertensive renal disease (I12)From N00-N08 Glomerular diseases
- Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00-P96)certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O99)congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E90)injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T98)neoplasms (C00-D48)symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R99)From Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
Note
- The following fourth-character subdivisions classify morphological changes and are for use with categories N00 - N07. Subdivisions .0 - .8 should not normally be used unless these have been specifically identified (e.g. by renal biopsy or autopsy). The three-character categories relate to clinical syndromes..0 Minor glomerular abnormalityMinimal change lesion.1 Focal and segmental glomerular lesionsGlomerulonephritis, Hyalinosis, Sclerosis — focal and segmental.2 Diffuse membranous glomerulonephritis.3 Diffuse mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis.4 Diffuse endocapillary proliferative glomerulonephritis.5 Diffuse mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritisMembranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, types 1 and 3, or NOS.6 Dense deposit diseaseMembranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, type 2.7 Diffuse crescentic glomerulonephritisExtracapillary glomerulonephritis.8 OtherProliferative glomerulonephritis NOS.9 UnspecifiedFrom N00-N08 Glomerular diseases
Where N08 sits
- 1ChapterChapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
- 2Block N00-N08Glomerular diseases
- 3Category N08Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Source and release
- Data release
- ICD-10-CA · FY 2026–2027
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2026
- Publisher
- CIHI
This page is built from the ICD-10-CA catalog that Vero Codes reads when it suggests codes: Canadian Institute for Health Information’s FY 2026–2027 release, imported from the publisher’s file and checked against it. The description, notes and structured data come from the same record.
Frequently asked questions
Is N08 a valid ICD-10-CA code?
No. N08 (Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhere) is a category heading in CIHI’s ICD-10-CA FY 2026–2027 release. It holds 13 codes; record the one the documentation supports.
Where is N08 in ICD-10-CA?
N08 sits under N00-N08 Glomerular diseases, within Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99).
What coding notes apply to N08?
ICD-10-CA lists Includes, Excludes, Note, Use additional code notes for N08, including those from the headings it sits under. They are listed on this page with where each one comes from.
Which ICD-10-CA release does this page use?
It uses CIHI’s FY 2026–2027 release, in effect from Apr 1, 2026 to Mar 31, 2027. It is a reference: confirm the code against the current list and the payer’s rules before you submit it.