N34 — Urethritis and urethral syndrome
Is N34 billable?
No — N34 is a non-billable header code. N34 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 4 billable codes beneath N34.
Billable codes under this header
N34 at a glance
| Code | N34 |
|---|---|
| Description | Urethritis and urethral syndrome |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside N34 to fully describe the condition. N34 is sequenced first.
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of N34, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N34 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N34, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N34 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 N34, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N34 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under N34? (4)
How long has N34 existed?
N34 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 N34?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with N34 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.