N35.113 — Postinfective membranous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
Is N35.113 billable?
Yes, but N35.113 is an unspecified code. N35.113 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, N35.113 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting N35.113 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
More specific alternatives
- N35.111Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, meatal
- N35.112Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
- N35.114Postinfective anterior urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
- N35.116Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, overlapping sites
- N35.119Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, unspecified
N35.113 at a glance
| Code | N35.113 |
|---|---|
| Description | Postinfective membranous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does N35.113 group to?
N35.113 sits in MDC 11 and helps define the logic of 1 MS-DRG (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 697Urethral Stricturemedical
How is N35.113 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to N35.113. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Stricture › urethra › postinfective NEC › male › membranous urethra
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from N35
The conditions below can never be reported together with N35.113 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from N35.1
The conditions below can never be reported together with N35.113 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N35.113, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N35.113 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 N35.113, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N35.113 and the excluded code may both be reported.
How long has N35.113 existed?
N35.113 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
- FY2018Postinfective membranous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classifiedPostinfective membranous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.
What other codes are in the N35.11 family? (5)
- N35.111Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, meatal
- N35.112Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
- N35.114Postinfective anterior urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
- N35.116Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, overlapping sites
- N35.119Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, unspecified