N34.1

N34.1: Nonspecific urethritis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N34.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for nonspecific urethritis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Nongonococcal urethritis
Nonvenereal urethritis

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above N34.1

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on N34: Urethritis and urethral syndrome

Reiter's disease (M02.3-)
urethritis in diseases with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)
urethrotrigonitis (N30.3-)

Other codes that can never be billed with N34.1

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.

Medicare coverage

N34.1 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

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