N34
Urethritis and urethral syndrome
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
N34 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for urethritis and urethral syndrome. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are N34.0 Urethral abscess; N34.1 Nonspecific urethritis; N34.2 Other urethritis and N34.3 Urethral syndrome, unspecified. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction and 14 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
This code
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
This code
Also from chapter/block level (11 notes)
Inherited from N30–N39 Other diseases of the urinary system
Inherited from Chapter 14 Diseases of the genitourinary system
- 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)