N36.0

Urethral fistula

Billable / specific

N36.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Urethroperineal fistula
  • Urethrorectal fistula
  • Urinary fistula NOS

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • urethroscrotal fistula (N50.89)
  • urethrovaginal fistula (N82.1)
  • urethrovesicovaginal fistula (N82.1)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from N36)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from N36)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from N36)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from N36)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from N36)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from N36)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from N36)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from N36)
  • urinary infection (complicating): (from N36)
  • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8) (from N36)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O86.2-) (from N36)

Also known as

  • Urethroperineal fistula
  • Urethrorectal fistula
  • Urinary fistula NOS
  • Fistula, perineum, perinealNEC
  • Fistula, rectourethral
  • Fistula, urethra
  • Fistula, urethroperineal
  • Fistula, urethrorectal
  • Fistula, urinary

Parent code

  • N36Other disorders of urethraHeader

Related codes

  • N36.1Urethral diverticulumBillable
  • N36.2Urethral caruncleBillable
  • N36.4Urethral functional and muscular disordersHeader
  • N36.5Urethral false passageBillable
  • N36.8Other specified disorders of urethraBillable
  • N36.9Urethral disorder, unspecifiedBillable

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