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N81.0

N81.0: Urethrocele

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N81.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for urethrocele. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check N81.0 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

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

  • urethrocele with cystocele (N81.1-)
  • urethrocele with prolapse of uterus (N81.2-N81.4)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N81.0

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on N81: Female genital prolapse

  • genital prolapse complicating pregnancy, labor or delivery (O34.5-)
  • prolapse and hernia of ovary and fallopian tube (N83.4-)
  • prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy (N99.3)

Other codes that can never be billed with N81.0

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • N36.8Other specified disorders of urethra
  • N85Other noninflammatory disorders of uterus, except cervix

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

N81.0 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies: 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
  • A56802Billing and Coding: Urodynamics
  • A57455Billing and Coding: Urodynamics

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Urethrocele

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under N81

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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