N99 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified
Is N99 billable?
No — N99 is a non-billable header code. N99 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 44 billable codes beneath N99.
Billable codes under this header
- N99.0Postprocedural (acute) (chronic) kidney failure
- N99.2Postprocedural adhesions of vagina
- N99.3Prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy
- N99.4Postprocedural pelvic peritoneal adhesions
- N99.12Postprocedural urethral stricture, female
- N99.61Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a genitourinary system organ or structure complicating a genitourinary system procedure
- N99.62Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a genitourinary system organ or structure complicating other procedure
- N99.71Accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during a genitourinary system procedure
- N99.72Accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during other procedure
- N99.81Other intraoperative complications of genitourinary system
- N99.83Residual ovary syndrome
- N99.85Post endometrial ablation syndrome
- N99.89Other postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system
- N99.110Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N99.111Postprocedural bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N99.112Postprocedural membranous urethral stricture, male
- N99.113Postprocedural anterior bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N99.114Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, unspecified
- N99.115Postprocedural fossa navicularis urethral stricture
- N99.116Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
- N99.510Cystostomy hemorrhage
- N99.511Cystostomy infection
- N99.512Cystostomy malfunction
- N99.518Other cystostomy complication
- N99.520Hemorrhage of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract
- N99.521Infection of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract
- N99.522Malfunction of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract
- N99.523Herniation of incontinent stoma of urinary tract
- N99.524Stenosis of incontinent stoma of urinary tract
- N99.528Other complication of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract
- N99.530Hemorrhage of continent stoma of urinary tract
- N99.531Infection of continent stoma of urinary tract
- N99.532Malfunction of continent stoma of urinary tract
- N99.533Herniation of continent stoma of urinary tract
- N99.534Stenosis of continent stoma of urinary tract
- N99.538Other complication of continent stoma of urinary tract
- N99.820Postprocedural hemorrhage of a genitourinary system organ or structure following a genitourinary system procedure
- N99.821Postprocedural hemorrhage of a genitourinary system organ or structure following other procedure
- N99.840Postprocedural hematoma of a genitourinary system organ or structure following a genitourinary system procedure
- N99.841Postprocedural hematoma of a genitourinary system organ or structure following other procedure
- N99.842Postprocedural seroma of a genitourinary system organ or structure following a genitourinary system procedure
- N99.843Postprocedural seroma of a genitourinary system organ or structure following other procedure
- N99.860Intraoperative and postprocedural nipple ischemia
- N99.861Intraoperative and postprocedural nipple necrosis
N99 at a glance
| Code | N99 |
|---|---|
| Description | Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes2 — not included here
The conditions below are not part of N99, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N99 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N99, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N99 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 N99? (9)
- N99.0Postprocedural (acute) (chronic) kidney failure
- N99.1Postprocedural urethral stricturenot billable
- N99.2Postprocedural adhesions of vagina
- N99.3Prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy
- N99.4Postprocedural pelvic peritoneal adhesions
- N99.5Complications of stoma of urinary tractnot billable
- N99.6Intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a genitourinary system organ or structure complicating a procedurenot billable
- N99.7Accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during a procedurenot billable
- N99.8Other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary systemnot billable
How long has N99 existed?
N99 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.