ICD-10 Code for Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
Also searched as urinary infection
The ICD-10-CM code for urinary tract infection (UTI) is N39.0 — Urinary tract infection, site not specified. It is billable for FY2027.
Urinary tract infection ICD-10 codes at a glance
| Condition | Urinary tract infection (UTI) |
|---|---|
| Code | N39.0 — Urinary tract infection, site not specified |
| Billable | Yes (N39.0) |
| Alphabetic Index entry | Infection, infected, infective, urinary |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027, valid October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
What changes the urinary tract infection code?
The Alphabetic Index lists these qualifiers under Infection, infected, infective, urinary. If the record documents one of them, the code changes. Verify the code in the Tabular List before reporting it.
What does the Tabular List say about N39.0?
The instructional notes that govern N39.0, including those it inherits from its category and chapter. An Excludes1 note means the two codes are never reported together.
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with N39.0 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside N39.0 to fully describe the condition. N39.0 is sequenced first.
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N39.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.0 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 N39.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from N39
The conditions below are not part of N39.0, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N39.0 and the excluded code may both be reported.
Codes, descriptions and Index entries are from the official ICD-10-CM FY2027 release. Guideline text is quoted from the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2027. A code must always be verified in the Tabular List before it is reported. Data sources