N81.1 — Cystocele
Is N81.1 billable?
No — N81.1 is a non-billable header code. N81.1 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 3 billable codes beneath N81.1.
Billable codes under this header
N81.1 at a glance
| Code | N81.1 |
|---|---|
| Description | Cystocele |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with N81.1 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
- cystocele with prolapse of uterus (N81.2-N81.4)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wording in documentation that is classified to N81.1.
- Cystocele with urethrocele
- Cystourethrocele
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from N81
The conditions below can never be reported together with N81.1 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 N81.1, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N81.1 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)
What codes fall under N81.1? (3)
How long has N81.1 existed?
N81.1 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 N81.1?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with N81.1 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.