Urethral stricture (N35)

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Clinical Information

Urethra - A tube that transports URINE from the URINARY BLADDER to the outside of the body in both the sexes. It also has a reproductive function in the male by providing a passage for SPERM.

Urethral Stricture - Narrowing of any part of the URETHRA. It is characterized by decreased urinary stream and often other obstructive voiding symptoms.

Instructional Notations

Type 1 Excludes

A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.

  • congenital urethral stricture Q64.3
  • postprocedural urethral stricture N99.1
  • Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)

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

        • Urethral stricture (N35)

        • N35 Urethral stricture
        • N35.0 Post-traumatic urethral stricture
        • N35.01 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male
        • N35.010 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, meatal
        • N35.011 Post-traumatic bulbous urethral stricture
        • N35.012 Post-traumatic membranous urethral stricture
        • N35.013 Post-traumatic anterior urethral stricture
        • N35.014 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, unspecified
        • N35.016 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
        • N35.02 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, female
        • N35.021 Urethral stricture due to childbirth
        • N35.028 Other post-traumatic urethral stricture, female
        • N35.1 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified
        • N35.11 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
        • N35.111 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, meatal
        • N35.112 Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
        • N35.113 Postinfective membranous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
        • N35.114 Postinfective anterior urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male
        • N35.116 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, overlapping sites
        • N35.119 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, unspecified
        • N35.12 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, female
        • N35.8 Other urethral stricture
        • N35.81 Other urethral stricture, male
        • N35.811 Other urethral stricture, male, meatal
        • N35.812 Other bulbous urethral stricture, male UPDATED CODE
        • N35.813 Other membranous urethral stricture, male
        • N35.814 Other anterior urethral stricture, male
        • N35.816 Other urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
        • N35.819 Other urethral stricture, male, unspecified site
        • N35.82 Other urethral stricture, female
        • N35.9 Urethral stricture, unspecified
        • N35.91 Urethral stricture, unspecified, male
        • N35.911 Unspecified urethral stricture, male, meatal
        • N35.912 Unspecified bulbous urethral stricture, male
        • N35.913 Unspecified membranous urethral stricture, male
        • N35.914 Unspecified anterior urethral stricture, male
        • N35.916 Unspecified urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
        • N35.919 Unspecified urethral stricture, male, unspecified site
        • N35.92 Unspecified urethral stricture, female