ICD-10-CM Codes
N00-N99 Diseases of the genitourinary system
N30-N39 Other diseases of the urinary system
N35- Urethral stricture

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N35

Urethral stricture

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

N35 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM N35 became effective on October 1, 2019.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N35 - other international versions of ICD-10 N35 may differ.

Type 1 Excludes

Type 1 Excludes Help

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes. It means "not coded here". A type 1 excludes note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as N35. A type 1 excludes note is for used for when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

congenital urethral stricture (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q64.3
Other atresia and stenosis of urethra and bladder neck
Q64.3-
)
postprocedural urethral stricture (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N99.1
Postprocedural urethral stricture
Applicable To
- Postcatheterization urethral stricture
N99.1-
)

The following code(s) above N35 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to N35:

N00-N99
2020 ICD-10-CM Range N00-N99
Diseases of the genitourinary system
Type 2 Excludes
- 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)
Diseases of the genitourinary system
N30-N39
2020 ICD-10-CM Range N30-N39
Other diseases of the urinary system
Type 1 Excludes
- urinary infection (complicating):
- abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
- pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O86.2-)
Other diseases of the urinary system

Clinical Information

Narrowing of any part of the urethra. It is characterized by decreased urinary stream and often other obstructive voiding symptoms.
Narrowing of the lumen of the urethra.

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To N35

N32.8 Other specified disorders of bladder

N32.81 Overactive bladder

N32.89 Other specified disorders of bladder

N32.9 Bladder disorder, unspecified

N33 Bladder disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

N34 Urethritis and urethral syndrome

N34.0 Urethral abscess

N34.1 Nonspecific urethritis

N34.2 Other urethritis

N34.3 Urethral syndrome, unspecified

N35 Urethral stricture

N35.0 Post-traumatic urethral stricture

N35.01 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male

N35.010 …… meatal

N35.011 Post-traumatic bulbous urethral stricture

N35.012 Post-traumatic membranous urethral stricture

N35.013 Post-traumatic anterior urethral stricture

N35.014 …… unspecified

N35.016 …… overlapping sites

N35.02 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, female

N35.021 Urethral stricture due to childbirth

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2020 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N35

Urethral stricture

Other atresia and stenosis of urethra and bladder neck

Postprocedural urethral stricture

Diseases of the genitourinary system

Other diseases of the urinary system