N35.021 Urethral stricture due to childbirth

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from N35 Urethral stricture

Excludes1 (never code together)

• congenital urethral stricture (Q64.3-)
• postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)

Applies from N35.0 Post-traumatic urethral stricture

Applicable to

• Urethral stricture due to injury

Excludes1 (never code together)

• postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 697 in MDC 11.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 598.1 Traumatic urethral stricture (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for N35.021

• Stricture › urethra (organic) (spasmodic) › postobstetric
• Stricture › urethra (organic) (spasmodic) › post-traumatic › female › due to childbirth
• Stricture › urethra (organic) (spasmodic) › sequela (late effect) of › childbirth

Nearby codes

• N35.012 Post-traumatic membranous urethral stricture
• N35.013 Post-traumatic anterior urethral stricture
• N35.014 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, unspecified
• N35.016 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
• N35.02 Post-traumatic urethral stricture, female
• N35.021 Urethral stricture due to childbirth (this code)
• N35.028 Other post-traumatic urethral stricture, female
• 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, meatal
• N35.112 Postinfective bulbous urethral stricture, not elsewhere classified, male