N99.12 Postprocedural urethral stricture, female

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applies from N99 Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified

Excludes2 (not included here)

• irradiation cystitis (N30.4-)
• postoophorectomy osteoporosis with current pathological fracture (M80.8-)
• postoophorectomy osteoporosis without current pathological fracture (M81.8)

Applies from N99.1 Postprocedural urethral stricture

Applicable to

• Postcatheterization urethral stricture

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 598.2 Postoperative urethral stricture (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to N99.12

Back-references to N99.1

• Type 1 Excludes: N35 Urethral stricture ("postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N35.0 Post-traumatic urethral stricture ("postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N35.8 Other urethral stricture ("postprocedural urethral stricture (N99.1-)")

Back-references to N99

• Type 2 Excludes: T81 Complications of procedures, not elsewhere classified ("intraoperative and postprocedural complications of specific body system (D78.-, E36.-, E89.-, G97.3-, G97.4, H59.3-, H59.-, H95.2-, H95.3, I97.4-, I97.5, J95, K91.-, L76.-, M96.-, N99.-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for N99.12

• Stricture › urethra (organic) (spasmodic) › postprocedural › female

Nearby codes

• N99.112 Postprocedural membranous urethral stricture, male
• N99.113 Postprocedural anterior bulbous urethral stricture, male
• N99.114 Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, unspecified
• N99.115 Postprocedural fossa navicularis urethral stricture
• N99.116 Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, overlapping sites
• N99.12 Postprocedural urethral stricture, female (this code)
• N99.2 Postprocedural adhesions of vagina
• N99.3 Prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy
• N99.4 Postprocedural pelvic peritoneal adhesions
• N99.5 Complications of stoma of urinary tract
• N99.51 Complication of cystostomy