N36
N36 — Other disorders of urethra
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
N36 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for other disorders of urethra. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Other codes that can never be billed with N36
These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at N36. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading N36 alone.
- N34.0Urethral abscess
Risk adjustment
N36 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Code to one of these instead N36
7 child codes. Green means billable.
Questions about N36
- Is N36 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. N36 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does N36 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Other diseases of the urinary system (N30-N39).