Alphabetic Index FY2027

N99.52

Complication of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract

FY2027Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system/N99 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified

Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.

N99.52 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code header for complication of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract. 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 N99.520 Hemorrhage of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract, N99.521 Infection of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract, N99.522 Malfunction of incontinent external stoma of urinary tract, N99.523 Herniation of incontinent stoma of urinary tract and 2 more. Its coding notes include 12 Excludes2 entries.

Guidelines tip

From the FY2027 Official Guidelines. ICD10Ref adds no rules of its own.

Intraoperative and postprocedural complications are coded from the body system chapters unless the complication is specifically indexed to a T code.

Guidelines I.C.19.g.5Postprocedural complications in the body system chaptersRead the official text

Excludes2

Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.

Inherited from N99.5 Complications of stoma of urinary tract
  • mechanical complication of urinary catheter (T83.0-)
Inherited from N99 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified
  • irradiation cystitis (N30.4-)
  • postoophorectomy osteoporosis with current pathological fracture (M80.8-)
  • postoophorectomy osteoporosis without current pathological fracture (M81.8)
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
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)

More specific codes under N99.52 6