N06.6 vs N06.A
N06.6 and N06.A can never be reported together. ICD-10-CM declares them mutually exclusive with an Excludes1 note, meaning the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient — so exactly one of them is correct for any given encounter.
N06.6
Isolated proteinuria with dense deposit disease
Billable
- Chapter 14
- Diseases of the genitourinary system
- Section
- N00-N08
Use when the record says
- Isolated proteinuria with C3 glomerulopathy with dense deposit disease
- Isolated proteinuria with membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, type 2
Indexed under
- Proteinuria › isolated › with glomerular lesion › dense deposit disease
- Proteinuria › isolated › with glomerular lesion › C3 › glomerulopathy › with dense deposit disease
N06.A
Isolated proteinuria with C3 glomerulonephritis
Billable
- Chapter 14
- Diseases of the genitourinary system
- Section
- N00-N08
Use when the record says
- Isolated proteinuria with C3 glomerulopathy
Indexed under
- Proteinuria › isolated › with glomerular lesion › C3 › glomerulonephritis
- Proteinuria › isolated › with glomerular lesion › C3 › glomerulopathy
Excludes1 is not always absolute: where two conditions covered by the note are genuinely unrelated, CMS guidance permits reporting both. Document the reasoning rather than assuming it. More on Excludes1 vs Excludes2 · FY2027