ICD-10-CM · Chapter 14 · N00–N99
N35
Urethral stricture
Diseases of the genitourinary system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- N35
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 14 — Diseases of the genitourinary system
- Category
- N35
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM N35 is a category (header) for urethral stricture. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in N35
- N35.0Post-traumatic urethral stricture
- N35.01Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male
- N35.010Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N35.011Post-traumatic bulbous urethral stricture
- N35.012Post-traumatic membranous urethral stricture
- N35.013Post-traumatic anterior urethral stricture
- N35.014Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, unspecified
- N35.016Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
- N35.02Post-traumatic urethral stricture, female
- N35.021Urethral stricture due to childbirth
- N35.028Other post-traumatic urethral stricture, female
- N35.1Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified
- N35.11Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
- N35.111Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, meatal
- N35.112Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
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