ICD-10-CM Code N35.021
Urethral stricture due to childbirth
Billable Code
Billable codes are sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis.Female Only
Code is only used for female patients.N35.021 is a billable ICD code used to specify a diagnosis of urethral stricture due to childbirth. A 'billable code' is detailed enough to be used to specify a medical diagnosis.
The ICD code N35 is used to code Urethral stricture
A urethral stricture is a narrowing of the urethra caused by injury, instrumentation, infection and certain non-infectious forms of urethritis.
Specialty: | Urology |
ICD 9 Code: | 598 |
Urethra is tube at center.
MS-DRG Mapping
- DRG Group #697 - Urethral stricture.
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'N35.021 - Urethral stricture due to childbirth'
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Equivalent ICD-9 Code GENERAL EQUIVALENCE MAPPINGS (GEM)
This is the official approximate match mapping between ICD9 and ICD10, as provided by the General Equivalency mapping crosswalk. This means that while there is no exact mapping between this ICD10 code N35.021 and a single ICD9 code, 598.1 is an approximate match for comparison and conversion purposes.
Parent Code: N35.02 - Post-traumatic urethral stricture, female