ICD-10-CM Codes
N00-N99 Diseases of the genitourinary system
N30-N39 Other diseases of the urinary system
N35- Urethral stricture
2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N35.1

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N35.1

Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified

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Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

N35.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM N35.1 became effective on October 1, 2021.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N35.1 - other international versions of ICD-10 N35.1 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 N35.1. 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.

urethral stricture associated with schistosomiasis (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code B65
- B65 Schistosomiasis [bilharziasis]
  - B65.0 Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma haematobiu...
  - B65.1 Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma mansoni [i...
  - B65.2 Schistosomiasis due to Schistosoma japonicum
  - B65.3 Cercarial dermatitis
  - B65.8 Other schistosomiasis
  - B65.9 Schistosomiasis, unspecified
B65.-
,
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N29
Other disorders of kidney and ureter in diseases classified elsewhere
Code First
- underlying disease, such as:
- amyloidosis (E85.-)
- nephrocalcinosis (E83.5)
- schistosomiasis (B65.0-B65.9)
Type 1 Excludes
- disorders of kidney and ureter in:
- cystinosis (E72.0)
- gonorrhea (A54.21)
- syphilis (A52.75)
- tuberculosis (A18.11)
N29
)
gonococcal urethral stricture (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A54.01
Gonococcal cystitis and urethritis, unspecified
A54.01
)
syphilitic urethral stricture (
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code A52.76
Other genitourinary symptomatic late syphilis
Applicable To
- Late syphilitic female pelvic inflammatory disease
A52.76
)

The following code(s) above N35.1 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 N35.1:

N00-N99
2022 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
2022 ICD-10-CM Range N30-N39
Other diseases of the urinary system
Type 2 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
N35
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N35
Urethral stricture
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital urethral stricture (Q64.3-)
- postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)
Urethral stricture

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
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To N35.1

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

N35.028 Other post-traumatic urethral stricture, female

N35.1 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified

N35.11 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male

N35.111 …… meatal

N35.112 Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male

N35.113 Postinfective membranous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male

N35.114 Postinfective anterior urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male

N35.116 …… overlapping sites

N35.119 …… unspecified

N35.12 …… female

N35.8 Other urethral stricture

N35.81 Other urethral stricture, male

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

2022 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N35.1

Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified

Other disorders of kidney and ureter in diseases classified elsewhere

Gonococcal cystitis and urethritis, unspecified

Other genitourinary symptomatic late syphilis

Diseases of the genitourinary system

Other diseases of the urinary system

Urethral stricture