Is N35.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. N35.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does N35.0 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 N35.0?

N35.0 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above N35.0 (N35) and apply to it just the same.

N35.0

N35.0 — Post-traumatic urethral stricture

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

N35.0 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for post-traumatic urethral stricture. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)

Inclusion terms

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

Urethral stricture due to injury

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N35.0

These are not written on N35.0, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing N35.0 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on N35 — Urethral stricture

congenital urethral stricture (Q64.3-)
postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)

Risk adjustment

N35.0 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.

Code history

N35.0 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Code to one of these instead N35.0

2 child codes. Green means billable.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N35. If N35.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N35.0

Is N35.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. N35.0 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does N35.0 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 N35.0?: N35.0 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above N35.0 (N35) and apply to it just the same.