2008 ICD-9-CM Volume 1 Diagnosis Codes Home > Diseases Of The Genitourinary System 580-629 > Nephritis, Nephrotic Syndrome, And Nephrosis 580-589 > Nephrotic Syndrome 581.* > 2008 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis 581.3 Nephrotic syndrome with lesion of minimal change glomerulonephritis  On October 1, 2008 the 2009 ICD-9-CM codes came into effect. Therefore, this code may be out of date. The 2009 version of ICD-9-CM 581.3 can be accessed here. Glomerular disease causing heavy proteinuria characterized by absence of obvious histologic glomerular changes on light microscopy. It is also called minimal change glomerular disease and minimal lesion glomerulonephritis. 581.3 is a specific code that can be used to specify a diagnosis 581.3 contains 9 index entries View the ICD-9-CM Volume 1 581.* hierarchy ICD9Data's sister site ProcedureCodes.com launches with the 2008/09 CPT® codes - read more on the ICD9Data.com blog. 581.3 also known as: Foot process disease Lipoid nephrosis Minimal change: glomerular disease glomerulitis nephrotic syndrome Index entries containing 581.3: Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome foot process 581.3 glomerular minimal change 581.3 Foot - see also condition process disease 581.3 Glomerulonephritis (see also Nephritis) 583.9 minimal change 581.3 Lipoid - see also condition nephrosis (see also Nephrosis) 581.3 Nephritis, nephritic (albuminuric) (azotemic) (congenital) (degenerative) (diffuse) (disseminated) (epithelial) (familial) (focal) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (nonsuppurative, excretory) (uremic) 583.9 minimal change 581.3 Nephrosis, nephrotic (Epstein's) (syndrome) 581.9 with lesion of glomerulonephritis minimal change 581.3 lipoid 581.3 minimal change 581.3