All ICD10 Codes

N34

Non-Billable
ChapterN00–N99
Rankcategory
Official Description

Urethritis and urethral syndrome

Use a more specific code (4 billable)
N34.0Urethral abscessN34.1Nonspecific urethritisN34.2Other urethritisN34.3Urethral syndrome, unspecified
Metadata & Insights
  • •Non-billable category (requires more specific sub-code).
  • •Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (N00-N99).

CH14 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)

N30-N39 Parent Instructions

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • urinary infection (complicating):
  • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O86.2-)

Instructional Notes

Excludes2(Not included here. Code separately if applicable.)
  • Reiter's disease (M02.3-)
  • urethritis in diseases with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission (A50-A64)
  • urethrotrigonitis (N30.3-)
Use Additional Code
  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.

Clinical Hierarchy

BillableHas subcodes
CH14Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
N30-N39Other diseases of the urinary system (N30-N39)
N34Urethritis and urethral syndromeNot billable
N34.0Urethral abscessBillable
N34.1Nonspecific urethritisBillable
N34.2Other urethritisBillable
N34.3Urethral syndrome, unspecifiedBillable

Applicable Ancestor Context

The following parent sections contain instructions or notes that apply to N34:

blockN30-N39
Other diseases of the urinary system (N30-N39)
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chapterCH14
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
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MS-DRG Classification

2026

No direct MS-DRG triggers identified.

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