N33 — Bladder disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
Is N33 billable?
Yes — N33 is billable for FY2027. N33 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. N33 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
N33 at a glance
| Code | N33 |
|---|---|
| Description | Bladder disorders in diseases classified elsewhere |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
What Medicare edits apply to N33?
The Medicare Code Editor screens inpatient claims before they are grouped. These edits name N33 directly.
This code describes a manifestation of an underlying disease. The underlying condition must be sequenced before it, so it can never be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
Which MS-DRGs does N33 group to?
N33 sits in MDC 11 and helps define the logic of 3 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 698Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with MCCmedical
- 699Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses with CCmedical
- 700Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical
How is N33 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to N33. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Cystitis › bilharzial (exudative) (hemorrhagic) (septic) (suppurative)
- Disorder › bladder › in schistosomiasis (of)
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › bladderNEC › bilharzial
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative › bladderNEC › in schistosomiasis
- Disease, diseased › bladder › in › schistosomiasis
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with N33 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Code first
The underlying condition below must be sequenced before N33. N33 describes a manifestation and cannot be the principal or first-listed diagnosis.
- underlying disease, such as:
- schistosomiasis (B65.0-B65.9)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N33, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N33 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from N30-N39
The conditions below are not part of N33, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N33 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has N33 existed?
N33 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
Which codes are confused with N33?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with N33 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.