ICD-10 · PDGM grouping
N35 Urethral stricture
All 29 codes in the N35 family, with the PDGM clinical group, comorbidity subgroup and primary-position rule CMS assigns, read from the CMS grouper crosswalk v07.2.26 and the CDC FY2027 code file.
Codes in family
29
Can lead a claim
29
Cannot lead a claim
0
What CMS assigns to N35
All 29 codes group to MMTA - Gastrointestinal tract and Genitourinary system (25) and MMTA - Other (4). None of the 29 is assigned a comorbidity subgroup. Every code can lead a claim.
Every code in N35
Descriptions are CDC’s FY2027 wording; where CMS’s grouper abbreviates one, its form is shown beneath.
| Code | Description | Primary position | Clinical group | Comorbidity subgroup |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N35.0 Post-traumatic urethral stricture | ||||
| N35.01 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male | ||||
| N35.010 | Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, meatal | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.011 | Post-traumatic bulbous urethral stricture | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.012 | Post-traumatic membranous urethral stricture | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.013 | Post-traumatic anterior urethral stricture | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.014 | Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, unspecified | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.016 | Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.02 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, female | ||||
| N35.021 | Urethral stricture due to childbirth | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| N35.028 | Other post-traumatic urethral stricture, female | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| N35.1 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified | ||||
| N35.11 Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male | ||||
| N35.111 | Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, meatalCMS: Postinfective urethral stricture, NEC, male, meatal | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.112 | Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, maleCMS: Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, NEC, male | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.113 | Postinfective membranous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, maleCMS: Postinfective membranous urethral stricture, NEC, male | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| N35.114 | Postinfective anterior urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, maleCMS: Postinfective anterior urethral stricture, NEC, male | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.116 | Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, overlapping sitesCMS: Postinfective urethral stricture, NEC, male, ovrlp sites | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.119 | Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male, unspecifiedCMS: Postinfective urethral stricture, NEC, male, unsp | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.12 | Postinfective urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, femaleCMS: Postinfective urethral stricture, NEC, female | Can lead a claim | A | None |
| N35.8 Other urethral stricture | ||||
| N35.81 Other urethral stricture, male | ||||
| N35.811 | Other urethral stricture, male, meatal | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.812 | Other bulbous urethral stricture, male | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.813 | Other membranous urethral stricture, male | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.814 | Other anterior urethral stricture, male | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.816 | Other urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.819 | Other urethral stricture, male, unspecified site | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.82 | Other urethral stricture, female | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.9 Urethral stricture, unspecified | ||||
| N35.91 Urethral stricture, unspecified, male | ||||
| N35.911 | Unspecified urethral stricture, male, meatal | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.912 | Unspecified bulbous urethral stricture, male | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.913 | Unspecified membranous urethral stricture, male | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.914 | Unspecified anterior urethral stricture, male | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.916 | Unspecified urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.919 | Unspecified urethral stricture, male, unspecified site | Can lead a claim | J | None |
| N35.92 | Unspecified urethral stricture, female | Can lead a claim | J | None |
Sources: CMS HH PPS Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective 2026-10-01, for the clinical group, comorbidity subgroup, code-first conventions and primary-position flags; CDC NCHS ICD-10-CM FY2027 code descriptions for the family title and code wording. This is the crosswalk Medicare runs a claim through. Grouping also depends on admission source, timing, the OASIS functional items and the rest of the diagnosis list.
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