N34
Header — not billableUrethritis and urethral syndrome
The ICD-10 code for urethritis and urethral syndrome is N34.
N34 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Clinical notes
Excludes2 (not included here)
An Excludes2 note means the excluded condition is not part of this one, but a patient can have both at the same time — in that case both codes may be reported together.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •If the associated manifestation or related condition noted above is also documented, an additional code should be reported alongside this one.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- N30Cystitisnon-billable header
- N31Neuromuscular dysfunction of bladder, not elsewhere classifiednon-billable header
- N32Other disorders of bladdernon-billable header
- N33Bladder disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- N35Urethral stricturenon-billable header
- N36Other disorders of urethranon-billable header
- N37Urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhere
- N39Other disorders of urinary systemnon-billable header
- N34Urethritis and urethral syndromenon-billable header