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- N36.8 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
- The 2024 edition of ICD-10-CM N36.8 became effective on October 1, 2022.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N36.8 – other international versions of ICD-10 N36.8 may differ.
ICD-10-CM N36.8 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s):
- 698 Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with mcc
- 699 Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses with cc
- 700 Other kidney and urinary tract diagnoses without cc/mcc
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital urethrocele (Q64.7)
- female urethrocele (N81.0)
Code History
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
- 2016 (effective 10/1/2015): No change
- 2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
- 2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
- 2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
- 2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
- 2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change
- 2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
- 2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change
- 2024 (effective 10/1/2023): No change
- 2025 (effective 10/1/2024): No change
Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to N36.8:
- urethra > Cicatrix (adherent) (contracted) (painful) (vicious) L90.5
- urethral > Colic (bilious) (infantile) (intestinal) (recurrent) (spasmodic) R10.83
- urethra > Congestion, congestive
- bulbourethral gland > Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- Cowper\’s gland (benign) (infected) > Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- paraurethral duct > Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- Skene\’s gland > Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- suburethral > Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- urethra, urethral (gland) > Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention)
- acquired > urethra (congenital) Q64.79
- urethra (acquired) > Dilatation
- specified NEC > urethra N36.9
- specified NEC > urethra N36.9
- urethra > Ectropion H02.109
- urethra > Erosion
- urethra (meatus) > Eversion
- urethra > Granuloma L92.9
- urethra (idiopathic) > Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic (concealed) R58
- urethra > Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
- verumontanum > Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
- urethra > Irritable, irritability R45.4
- urethra (postinfectional) > Leukoplakia
- urethra > Malacoplakia
- urethra NEC > Obstruction, obstructed, obstructive
- urethra > Perforation, perforated (nontraumatic) (of)
- meatus urinarius > Prolapse, prolapsed
- urethra (acquired) (infected) (mucosa) > Prolapse, prolapsed
- urinary meatus > Prolapse, prolapsed
- urethra (nontraumatic) > Rupture, ruptured
- urethra > Short, shortening, shortness
- urethra, urethral > Tag (hypertrophied skin) (infected) L91.8
- urethra > Tortuous