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FY2027

N99.52 — Complication of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract

Not billable

Is N99.52 billable?

No — N99.52 is a non-billable header code. N99.52 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 N99.52.

N99.52 at a glance

CodeN99.52
DescriptionComplication of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract
BillableNo — header code
Code setICD-10-CM FY2027
Valid for encountersOctober 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14

The conditions below are not part of N99.52, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N99.52 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 N99

The conditions below are not part of N99.52, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N99.52 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • irradiation cystitis (N30.4-)
  • postoophorectomy osteoporosis with current pathological fracture (M80.8-)
  • postoophorectomy osteoporosis without current pathological fracture (M81.8)

Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from N99.5

The conditions below are not part of N99.52, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N99.52 and the excluded code may both be reported.

  • mechanical complication of urinary catheter (T83.0-)

What codes fall under N99.52? (6)

How long has N99.52 existed?

N99.52 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.

Description changes
  • FY2018
    Complication of other external stoma of urinary tract
    Complication of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract

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 N99.5 family? (2)