N35.81 — Other urethral stricture, male
Is N35.81 billable?
No — N35.81 is a non-billable header code. N35.81 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 6 billable codes beneath N35.81.
Billable codes under this header
N35.81 at a glance
| Code | N35.81 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other urethral stricture, male |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from N35
The conditions below can never be reported together with N35.81 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 N35.8
The conditions below can never be reported together with N35.81 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N35.81, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N35.81 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 N35.81, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N35.81 and the excluded code may both be reported.
What codes fall under N35.81? (6)
How long has N35.81 existed?
N35.81 first appears in FY2019.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.