N07.8

N07.8: Hereditary nephropathy, not elsewhere classified with other morphologic lesions

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N07.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hereditary nephropathy, not elsewhere classified with other morphologic lesions. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Hereditary nephropathy, not elsewhere classified with proliferative glomerulonephritis NOS

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above N07.8

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on N07: Hereditary nephropathy, not elsewhere classified

Alport's syndrome (Q87.81-)
hereditary amyloid nephropathy (E85.-)
nail patella syndrome (Q87.2)
non-neuropathic heredofamilial amyloidosis (E85.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

N07.8 is named in 2 Medicare coverage policies: 2 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Nephropathy›hereditary NEC›with›specified morphological changes NEC

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.