N32.0 — Bladder-neck obstruction
N32.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for bladder-neck obstruction. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Excludes1 — never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- congenital bladder-neck obstruction (Q64.3-)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Bladder-neck stenosis (acquired)
Risk adjustment
N32.0 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
N32.0 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56802Billing and Coding: Urodynamics
- A57050Billing and Coding: Post-Void Residual Urine and/or Bladder Capacity by Ultrasound
- A57455Billing and Coding: Urodynamics
How N32.0 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to N32.0.
- Marion's disease(bladder neck obstruction)
- Disease, diseased›Marion's(bladder neck obstruction)
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›bladder-neck(acquired)
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›vesical NEC
- Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive›vesicourethral orifice
- Stenosis, stenotic›bladder-neck(acquired)
- Strangulation, strangulated›bladder-neck
- Strangulation, strangulated›vesicourethral orifice
- Stricture›vesicourethral orifice
- Contraction, contracture, contracted›bladder›neck or sphincter
- Contraction, contracture, contracted›urethra›orifice
- Contraction, contracture, contracted›vesical›neck or urethral orifice
Related codes at this level
Codes that share N32. If N32.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about N32.0
- Is N32.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. N32.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does N32.0 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Other diseases of the urinary system (N30-N39).
- What cannot be coded together with N32.0?
- N32.0 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.