N34.0
N34.0: Urethral abscess
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
N34.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for urethral abscess. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check N34.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberExcludes1: never code together
These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.
- urethral caruncle (N36.2)
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Abscess (of) Cowper's gland
- Abscess (of) Littré's gland
- Abscess (of) urethral (gland)
- Periurethral abscess
Other codes that can never be billed with N34.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- N39.0Urinary tract infection, site not specified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Abscess›bulbourethral gland
- Abscess›Cowper's gland
- Abscess›lacunar
- Abscess›Littre's gland
- Abscess›periurethral
- Abscess›Skene's duct or gland
- Abscess›suburethral
- Abscess›urethral(gland)
- Abscess›urinary
- Carbuncle›urethra
- Cellulitis›periurethral
- Pyocele›urethra
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.