ICD-10-CM 2027 diagnosis code
N99.1Postprocedural urethral stricture
N99.1 is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself. Choose one of the 2 more specific codes beneath it.
Code unchanged since ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2015. Source: official FY2027 ICD-10-CM release from CDC/NCHS and CMS. Page updated September 29, 2026. About our data
About N99.1
N99.1 is the ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for postprocedural urethral stricture. It belongs to category N99 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified), block N99 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified) and chapter 14 (diseases of the genitourinary system). It is a header code, so it can't be reported by itself; one of its 2 subcodes must be used instead.
Within N99 (intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified), N99.1 is specifically for postprocedural urethral stricture. Related codes cover postprocedural (acute) (chronic) kidney failure (N99.0), postprocedural adhesions of vagina (N99.2), prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy (N99.3), postprocedural pelvic peritoneal adhesions (N99.4), complications of stoma of urinary tract (N99.5), intraoperative hemorrhage and hematoma of a genitourinary system organ or structure complicating a procedure (N99.6), accidental puncture and laceration of a genitourinary system organ or structure during a procedure (N99.7) and other intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system (N99.8).
To report this condition, pick the subcode that matches the documentation: N99.11 (male) and N99.12 (female).
It has been part of ICD-10-CM since the code set took effect on October 1, 2015 and hasn't changed since.
Specific codes under N99.1
- N99.11Postprocedural urethral stricture, male
- N99.110Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, meatalBillable
- N99.111Postprocedural bulbous urethral stricture, maleBillable
- N99.112Postprocedural membranous urethral stricture, maleBillable
- N99.113Postprocedural anterior bulbous urethral stricture, maleBillable
- N99.114Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, unspecifiedBillable
- N99.115Postprocedural fossa navicularis urethral strictureBillable
- N99.116Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, overlapping sitesBillable
- N99.12Postprocedural urethral stricture, femaleBillable
Coding notes
- Postcatheterization urethral stricture
Notes that apply from higher levels
Instructions written at a parent level also apply to N99.1.
Broader instructions also apply from Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system.
Codes whose notes reference N99.1
Code history
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- FY2016 (effective 10/1/2015): Added (first year of ICD-10-CM)
- No changes since FY2016.
Common questions about N99.1
Is N99.1 billable?
- No. N99.1 is a header code. Report one of its more specific subcodes instead.