N37Urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

N37 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhere. It belongs to block N30-N39 (other diseases of the urinary system) and chapter 14 (diseases of the genitourinary system). It is billable, so it can be reported on its own for dates of service from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.

Don't report N37 together with the conditions in its Excludes1 note: candidal infection (B37.41), chlamydial (A56.01), gonorrhea (A54.01), syphilis (A52.76) and 2 more.

Code first: underlying disease.

It is not a CC or MCC, so as a secondary diagnosis it doesn't change the MS-DRG severity level.

In MS-DRG v44.0, it is part of the grouping logic for DRG 697 (Urethral Stricture, relative weight 0.97), in MDC 11 (Diseases and Disorders of the Kidney and Urinary Tract), as a principal or secondary diagnosis. The DRG a claim lands in depends on the principal diagnosis, procedures and any CC/MCC secondary diagnoses.

It is a manifestation code, so it describes the effect of an underlying disease and can't be the principal diagnosis. Code the underlying condition first.

It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.

Before ICD-10, this condition was coded in ICD-9-CM as 598.01 (urethral stricture due to infective diseases classified elsewhere).