
 2009 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 581.9 
Nephrotic syndrome with unspecified pathological lesion in kidney
- Short description: NEPHROTIC SYNDROME NOS.
- ICD-9-CM 581.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 581.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. For claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015, use an equivalent ICD-10-CM code (or codes).
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- 2015/16 ICD-10-CM N04.9 Nephrotic syndrome with unspecified morphologic changes
 Approximate Synonyms
- Glomerulonephritis, subacute
- Hypoxic nephrosis
- Nephritic syndrome
- Nephrotic syndrome
- Renal anasarca
- Subacute glomerulonephritis
Applies To
- Glomerulonephritis with edema NOS
- Nephritis:- nephrotic NOS
- with edema NOS
 
- Nephrosis NOS
- Renal disease with edema NOS
ICD-9-CM Volume 2 Index entries containing back-references to 
581.9:
- Anasarca 782.3  renal (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 renal (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
 
- Disease, diseased - see also Syndrome renal (functional) (pelvis) (see also Disease, kidney) 593.9 renal (functional) (pelvis) (see also Disease, kidney) 593.9   with with   edema (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 edema (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
   exudative nephritis 583.89 exudative nephritis 583.89 
   lesion of interstitial nephritis 583.89 lesion of interstitial nephritis 583.89 
   stated generalized cause - see Nephritis stated generalized cause - see Nephritis
 
  acute 593.9 acute 593.9 
  basement membrane NEC 583.89 basement membrane NEC 583.89    with pulmonary hemorrhage (Goodpasture's syndrome) 446.21 with pulmonary hemorrhage (Goodpasture's syndrome) 446.21 [583.81 [583.81 ] ]
 
  chronic (see also Disease, kidney, chronic) 585.9 chronic (see also Disease, kidney, chronic) 585.9 
  complicating pregnancy or puerperium NEC 646.2 complicating pregnancy or puerperium NEC 646.2    with hypertension - see Toxemia, of pregnancy with hypertension - see Toxemia, of pregnancy
   affecting fetus or newborn 760.1 affecting fetus or newborn 760.1 
 
  cystic, congenital (see also Cystic, disease, kidney) 753.10 cystic, congenital (see also Cystic, disease, kidney) 753.10 
  diabetic 250.4 diabetic 250.4 [583.81 [583.81 ] ]
  due to due to
  end-stage 585.6 end-stage 585.6 
  exudative 583.89 exudative 583.89 
  fibrocystic (congenital) 753.19 fibrocystic (congenital) 753.19 
  gonococcal 098.19 gonococcal 098.19 [583.81 [583.81 ] ]
  gouty 274.10 gouty 274.10 
  hypertensive (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.90 hypertensive (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.90 
  immune complex NEC 583.89 immune complex NEC 583.89 
  interstitial (diffuse) (focal) 583.89 interstitial (diffuse) (focal) 583.89 
  lupus 710.0 lupus 710.0 [583.81 [583.81 ] ]
  maternal, affecting fetus or newborn 760.1 maternal, affecting fetus or newborn 760.1 
  phosphate-losing (tubular) 588.0 phosphate-losing (tubular) 588.0 
  polycystic (congenital) 753.12 polycystic (congenital) 753.12 
  specified lesion or cause NEC (see also Glomerulonephritis) 583.89 specified lesion or cause NEC (see also Glomerulonephritis) 583.89 
  subacute 581.9 subacute 581.9
  syphilitic 095.4 syphilitic 095.4 
  tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 016.0 tuberculous (see also Tuberculosis) 016.0 [583.81 [583.81 ] ]
  tubular (see also Nephrosis, tubular) 584.5 tubular (see also Nephrosis, tubular) 584.5 
 
 
- Dropsy, dropsical (see also Edema) 782.3  kidney (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 kidney (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
  nephritic 581.9 nephritic 581.9
  renal (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 renal (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
 
- Edema, edematous 782.3  with nephritis (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 with nephritis (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
  renal (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 renal (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
 
- Epstein's nephrosis or syndrome (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 nephrosis or syndrome (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
 
- Failure, failed renal 586 renal 586   with with   abortion - see Abortion, by type, with renal failure abortion - see Abortion, by type, with renal failure
   ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0 ectopic pregnancy (see also categories 633.0 -633.9 -633.9 ) 639.3 ) 639.3 
   edema (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 edema (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
   hypertension (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91 hypertension (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91 
   hypertensive heart disease (conditions classifiable to 402 hypertensive heart disease (conditions classifiable to 402 ) 404.92 ) 404.92 
   molar pregnancy (see also categories 630 molar pregnancy (see also categories 630 -632 -632 ) 639.3 ) 639.3 
   tubular necrosis (acute) 584.5 tubular necrosis (acute) 584.5 
 
  acute 584.9 acute 584.9    with lesion of with lesion of    necrosis necrosis
    specified pathology NEC 584.8 specified pathology NEC 584.8 
 
 
  chronic 585.9 chronic 585.9    hypertensive or with hypertension (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91 hypertensive or with hypertension (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91 
 
  due to a procedure 997.5 due to a procedure 997.5 
  following following
  hypertensive (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91 hypertensive (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.91 
  puerperal, postpartum 669.3 puerperal, postpartum 669.3 
 
 
- Glomerulonephritis (see also Nephritis) 583.9  with with  edema (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 edema (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
  lesion of lesion of   exudative nephritis 583.89 exudative nephritis 583.89 
   interstitial nephritis (diffuse) (focal) 583.89 interstitial nephritis (diffuse) (focal) 583.89 
   necrotizing glomerulitis 583.4 necrotizing glomerulitis 583.4 
   renal necrosis 583.9 renal necrosis 583.9 
   specified pathology NEC 583.89 specified pathology NEC 583.89 
 
  necrosis, renal 583.9 necrosis, renal 583.9 
  specified pathology or lesion NEC 583.89 specified pathology or lesion NEC 583.89 
 
  hydremic (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 hydremic (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
  nephrotic (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 nephrotic (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
 
- Hydrops 782.3  renal (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 renal (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
 
- Nephritis, nephritic (albuminuric) (azotemic) (congenital) (degenerative) (diffuse) (disseminated) (epithelial) (familial) (focal) (granulomatous) (hemorrhagic) (infantile) (nonsuppurative, excretory) (uremic) 583.9  with with  edema - see Nephrosis edema - see Nephrosis
  lesion of lesion of   glomerulonephritis glomerulonephritis    hypocomplementemic persistent 583.2 hypocomplementemic persistent 583.2 
    lobular 583.2 lobular 583.2 
    membranoproliferative 583.2 membranoproliferative 583.2 
    membranous 583.1 membranous 583.1 
    mesangiocapillary 583.2 mesangiocapillary 583.2 
    mixed membranous and proliferative 583.2 mixed membranous and proliferative 583.2 
    proliferative (diffuse) 583.0 proliferative (diffuse) 583.0 
    rapidly progressive 583.4 rapidly progressive 583.4 
 
   interstitial nephritis (diffuse) (focal) 583.89 interstitial nephritis (diffuse) (focal) 583.89 
   necrotizing glomerulitis 583.4 necrotizing glomerulitis 583.4 
   renal necrosis 583.9 renal necrosis 583.9 
   specified pathology NEC 583.89 specified pathology NEC 583.89 
 
  necrosis, renal 583.9 necrosis, renal 583.9 
  nephrotic syndrome (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 nephrotic syndrome (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
  papillary necrosis 583.7 papillary necrosis 583.7 
  specified pathology NEC 583.89 specified pathology NEC 583.89 
 
  subacute (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 subacute (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
 
- Nephronephritis (see also Nephrosis) 581.9
- Nephrosis, nephrotic (Epstein's) (syndrome) 581.9 with with  lesion of lesion of   focal glomerulosclerosis 581.1 focal glomerulosclerosis 581.1 
   glomerulonephritis glomerulonephritis
   segmental hyalinosis 581.1 segmental hyalinosis 581.1 
   specified pathology NEC 581.89 specified pathology NEC 581.89 
 
 
  acute - see Nephrosis, tubular acute - see Nephrosis, tubular
  anoxic - see Nephrosis, tubular anoxic - see Nephrosis, tubular
  arteriosclerotic (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.90 arteriosclerotic (see also Hypertension, kidney) 403.90 
  chemical - see Nephrosis, tubular chemical - see Nephrosis, tubular
  complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium - see Nephritis, complicating pregnancy complicating pregnancy, childbirth, or puerperium - see Nephritis, complicating pregnancy
  Finnish type (congenital) 759.89 Finnish type (congenital) 759.89 
  hemoglobinuric - see Nephrosis, tubular hemoglobinuric - see Nephrosis, tubular
  in in
  ischemic - see Nephrosis, tubular ischemic - see Nephrosis, tubular
  lower nephron - see Nephrosis, tubular lower nephron - see Nephrosis, tubular
  necrotizing - see Nephrosis, tubular necrotizing - see Nephrosis, tubular
  radiation 581.9 radiation 581.9
  specified lesion or cause NEC 581.89 specified lesion or cause NEC 581.89 
  toxic - see Nephrosis, tubular toxic - see Nephrosis, tubular
  tubular (acute) 584.5 tubular (acute) 584.5   due to a procedure 997.5 due to a procedure 997.5 
  radiation 581.9 radiation 581.9
 
 
- Syndrome - see also Disease idiopathic nephrotic (infantile) 581.9 idiopathic nephrotic (infantile) 581.9
  nephrotic (see also Nephrosis) 581.9 nephrotic (see also Nephrosis) 581.9