N35
Non-billableUrethral stricture
Urethral stricture
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
- urinary infection (complicating):
- abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
- pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O86.2-)
Child Codes (4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Urethral StrictureC4551691
- Urethral strictureC4551691
- Urethral stricture (disorder)C4551691
- Urethral stricture NOSC4551691
- Urethral stricture, unspecifiedC4551691
- Urethral stricturesC4551691
- stenosis urethraC4551691
- stenosis urethralC4551691
- stricture urethraC4551691
- stricture urethralC4551691
- strictures urethraC4551691
- urethra stenosisC4551691
- urethra strictureC4551691
- urethral stenosisC4551691
- urethral strictureC4551691
- urethral stricturesC4551691
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N35?
ICD-10-CM code N35 represents "Urethral stricture". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is N35 a billable code?
No, N35 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under N35.
What chapter is N35 in?
N35 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N35?
N35 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: congenital urethral stricture (Q64.3-); postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-).
What are the subcategories under N35?
N35 has 4 child codes, including: N35.0 (Post-traumatic urethral stricture), N35.1 (Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified), N35.8 (Other urethral stricture), N35.9 (Urethral stricture, unspecified).
What are the UMLS CUIs for N35?
N35 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C4551691. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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