N04.9

Approximate Synonyms

• Congenital nephrotic syndrome

• Hypoxic nephrosis

• Nephrotic syndrome

• Renal anasarca

Clinical Information

• A collection of symptoms that include severe edema, proteinuria, and hypoalbuminemia; it is indicative of renal dysfunction.

• A condition characterized by severe proteinuria, greater than 3.5 g/day in an average adult. The substantial loss of protein in the urine results in complications such as hypoproteinemia; generalized edema; hypertension; and hyperlipidemias. Diseases associated with nephrotic syndrome generally cause chronic kidney dysfunction.

• A kidney disease characterized by a high protein level in urine

• Diseases involving defective kidney glomeruli, characterized by massive proteinuria and lipiduria with varying degrees of edema, hypoalbuminemia, and hyperlipidemia.

• Nephrotic syndrome: twenty-four hour urine protein > three grams. May be associated with hypoalbuminemia and hypercholesterolemia.

Details

• N04.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM N04.9 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N04.9 – other international versions of ICD-10 N04.9 may differ.