ICD-10-CM N35: Urethral stricture

ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code (2025)

Official Description for N35

Urethral stricture

Coding Notes & Guidelines for N35

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • congenital urethral stricture (Q64.3-)
  • postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)

Excludes1: Not Coded Here
  • urethral stricture associated with schistosomiasis (B65.-, N29)
  • gonococcal urethral stricture (A54.01)
  • syphilitic urethral stricture (A52.76)
Excludes1: Not Coded Here

postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)

Inclusion Terms

Urethral stricture due to injury

Inclusion Terms
  • Pinhole meatus NOS
  • Urethral stricture NOS

Child Codes (More Specific Codes for N35):

N35.0 - Post-traumatic urethral stricture N35.01 - Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male N35.010 - Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, meatal N35.011 - Post-traumatic bulbous urethral stricture N35.012 - Post-traumatic membranous urethral stricture N35.013 - Post-traumatic anterior urethral stricture N35.014 - Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, unspecified N35.016 - Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, 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 - Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, 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 - Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, overlapping sites N35.119 - Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, unspecified N35.12 - Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, female N35.8 - Other urethral stricture N35.81 - Other urethral stricture, male N35.811 - Other urethral stricture, male, meatal N35.812 - Other bulbous urethral stricture, male N35.813 - Other membranous urethral stricture, male N35.814 - Other anterior urethral stricture, male N35.816 - Other urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites N35.819 - Other urethral stricture, male, unspecified site N35.82 - Other urethral stricture, female N35.9 - Urethral stricture, unspecified N35.91 - Urethral stricture, unspecified, male N35.911 - Unspecified urethral stricture, male, meatal N35.912 - Unspecified bulbous urethral stricture, male N35.913 - Unspecified membranous urethral stricture, male N35.914 - Unspecified anterior urethral stricture, male N35.916 - Unspecified urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites N35.919 - Unspecified urethral stricture, male, unspecified site N35.92 - Unspecified urethral stricture, female

About ICD-10-CM Code N35 (Urethral stricture)

ICD-10-CM code N35 is a billable or specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2025 edition of ICD-10-CM N35 became effective on October 1, 2024.

This page provides detailed information about N35 - Urethral stricture. It includes common terminology, coding guidelines such as "Includes," "Excludes1," and "Excludes2" notes, and information on required 7th characters. Utilizing this information correctly is essential for accurate medical coding and claims submission for conditions like Urethral stricture.