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N04.22

N04.22: Secondary membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N04.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for secondary membranous nephropathy with nephrotic syndrome. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Code first

The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.

  • , if applicable, other disease or disorder or poisoning causing membranous nephropathy

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

  • code, if applicable, for adverse effect of drug causing membranous nephropathy

Other codes that can never be billed with N04.22

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • N06.22Secondary membranous nephropathy with isolated proteinuria
  • Q63Other congenital malformations of kidney

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

N04.22 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
  • A57189Billing and Coding: Serum Magnesium
  • A59186Billing and Coding: Magnesium

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Nephropathy›membranous›secondary›with nephrotic syndrome
  • Nephropathy›membranous›with›nephrotic syndrome›secondary

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under N04.2

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

Loaded directly from the CMS/NCHS ICD-10-CM public-domain release: see data sources and our editorial policy. If this page disagrees with the CMS tabular list, this page is wrong. Reference information for professional coders; not medical or billing advice.