N39.0
N39.0: Urinary tract infection, site not specified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
N39.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for urinary tract infection, site not specified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check N39.0 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.
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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above N39.0
Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.
Other codes that can never be billed with N39.0
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- N15.9Renal tubulo-interstitial disease, unspecified
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
N39.0 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 1 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A57497Billing and Coding: Chest X-Ray Policynot covered
- A55336Billing and Coding: Retroperitoneal Ultrasound
- A58801Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomics Testing
- A58812Billing and Coding: Pharmacogenomics Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Infection, infected, infective›urinary(tract)
- Urine›pus in
- Pus›in›urine
The condition this code belongs to
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.