DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Category · FY2027

N34 Urethritis and urethral syndrome

  • Header · not billable

N34 is not billable. The category heads 4 billable codes in FY2027: the 4 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Urethritis (anterior) (posterior) → N34.2
  • Pyoceleurethra → N34.0
  • Carbuncleurethra → N34.0

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 14 Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
  2. N30-N39 Other diseases of the urinary system (N30-N39)
  3. N34 Urethritis and urethral syndrome
Billable codes
4
Subdivisions
4
CC / MCC codes
1 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
22

Codes in N34

  1. N34.0
    Urethral abscess
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 4, Excludes1 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Abscess (of) Cowper's gland
    • Abscess (of) Littré's gland
    • Abscess (of) urethral (gland)
    • Periurethral abscess

    Excludes1

    • urethral caruncle (N36.2) N36.2
  2. N34.1
    Nonspecific urethritis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Nongonococcal urethritis
    • Nonvenereal urethritis
  3. N34.2
    Other urethritis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 4

    Inclusion terms

    • Meatitis, urethral
    • Postmenopausal urethritis
    • Ulcer of urethra (meatus)
    • Urethritis NOS
  4. N34.3
    Urethral syndrome, unspecified
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At N34

Excludes2

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

Use additional code

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent. B95 B97

Notes that also apply

Block N30-N39 instructions (Excludes2 3): printed on the block page.

Chapter 14 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 14 page.

Index entries

  • Urethritis (anterior) (posterior) → N34.2
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)bulbourethral gland → N34.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)Cowper's gland → N34.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)lacunar → N34.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)Littre's gland → N34.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)periurethral → N34.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)Skene's duct or gland → N34.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)suburethral → N34.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)urethral (gland) → N34.0
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)urinary → N34.0
  • Carbuncleurethra → N34.0
  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative)periurethral → N34.0
  • Pyoceleurethra → N34.0
  • Urethritis (anterior) (posterior)nongonococcal → N34.1
  • Urethritis (anterior) (posterior)nonspecific → N34.1
  • Urethritis (anterior) (posterior)nonvenereal → N34.1
  • Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic)paraurethral ducts → N34.2
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativemeatus (urinarius) → N34.2
  • Urethritis (anterior) (posterior)postmenopausal → N34.2
  • Urethritis (anterior) (posterior)specified NEC → N34.2
  • Syndromeurethral → N34.3
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)perineum, perineal (superficial)urethra → N34.0

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