N36.0
BillableUrethral fistula
Urethral fistula
Coding Notes
Inclusion Terms
Alternative clinical terms for this condition
- Urethroperineal fistula
- Urethrorectal fistula
- Urinary fistula NOS
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-)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Urethral fistula14981000
- Recto-urethral fistula15165002
- Urethral fistula to rectum15165002
- Urethrorectal fistula15165002
- Urethroperineal fistula54022006
- Urinary fistula57243009
- Urological fistula57243009
- Intestinourinary fistula235781009
- Rectourinary fistula235784001
- Infection of urethra caused by Schistosoma236685000
- Schistosomiasis of urethra236685000
- Bilharzial urethral fistula236686004
- Schistosomal urethral fistula236686004
- Acquired urethral fistula236697004
- Urethral fistula to skin236698009
- Multiple urethrocutaneous fistulae236699001
- Watering can perineum236699001
- Urinary schistosomiasis236706006
- Perineal fistula284077005
- Acquired urethrocutaneous fistula99621000119104
UMLS
- Fistula, UrinaryC0042021
- Fistulas, UrinaryC0042021
- Urinary FistulaC0042021
- Urinary FistulasC0042021
- Urinary Tract FistulaC0042021
- Urinary fistulaC0042021
- Urinary fistula (disorder)C0042021
- Urinary fistula NOSC0042021
- Urological fistulaC0042021
- urinary fistulaC0042021
- urinary fistulasC0042021
- Recto-urethral fistulaC0268875
- Rectourethral fistulaC0268875
- Urethral fistula to rectumC0268875
- Urethrorectal fistulaC0268875
- Urethrorectal fistula (disorder)C0268875
- Urethral FistulaC0041970
- Urethral fistulaC0041970
- Urethral fistula (disorder)C0041970
- urethral fistulaC0041970
- Urethroperineal fistulaC0268874
- Urethroperineal fistula (disorder)C0268874
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N36.0?
ICD-10-CM code N36.0 represents "Urethral fistula". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N36.0 a billable code?
Yes, N36.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N36.0 in?
N36.0 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N36.0?
N36.0 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: urethroscrotal fistula (N50.89); urethrovaginal fistula (N82.1); urethrovesicovaginal fistula (N82.1).
What SNOMED CT codes does N36.0 map to?
N36.0 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 236697004, 99621000119104, 236686004, 236685000, 235781009, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N36.0?
N36.0 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0042021, C0268875, C0041970, C0268874. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.