Urethritis and urethral syndrome (N34)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)

    • Other diseases of the urinary system (N30-N39)

      • Urethritis and urethral syndrome (N34)

        • N34 - Urethritis and urethral syndrome NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • N34.0 - Urethral abscess BILLABLE CODE
        • N34.1 - Nonspecific urethritis BILLABLE CODE
        • N34.2 - Other urethritis BILLABLE CODE
        • N34.3 - Urethral syndrome, unspecified BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Urethritis and urethral syndrome (N34)

Urethritis - Inflammation involving the URETHRA. Similar to CYSTITIS, clinical symptoms range from vague discomfort to painful urination (DYSURIA), urethral discharge, or both.

Instructional Notations

Use Additional Code Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.

• code B95 B97

Type 2 Excludes Type 2 Excludes
A type 2 excludes note represents "Not included here". An excludes2 note indicates that the condition excluded is not part of the condition represented by the code, but a patient may have both conditions at the same time. When an Excludes2 note appears under a code, it is acceptable to use both the code and the excluded code together, when appropriate.

• Reiter's disease M02.3
• urethritis in diseases with a predominantly sexual mode of transmission A50 A64
• urethrotrigonitis N30.3