Q64.32 Congenital stricture of urethra

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 698-700 in MDC 11.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 753.6 Atresia and stenosis of urethra and bladder neck (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to Q64.32

Back-references to Q64.3

• Type 1 Excludes: N32.0 Bladder-neck obstruction ("congenital bladder-neck obstruction (Q64.3-)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N35 Urethral stricture ("congenital urethral stricture (Q64.3-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for Q64.32

• Anomaly, anomalous (congenital) (unspecified type) › urethra › obstructive › stricture
• Atresia, atretic › urethra (valvular) › stricture
• Malformation (congenital) › urethra › stricture
• Stenosis, stenotic (cicatricial) › urethra (valve) › congenital

Nearby codes

• Q64.12 Cloacal exstrophy of urinary bladder
• Q64.19 Other exstrophy of urinary bladder
• Q64.2 Congenital posterior urethral valves
• Q64.3 Other atresia and stenosis of urethra and bladder neck
• Q64.31 Congenital bladder neck obstruction
• Q64.32 Congenital stricture of urethra (this code)
• Q64.33 Congenital stricture of urinary meatus
• Q64.39 Other atresia and stenosis of urethra and bladder neck
• Q64.4 Malformation of urachus
• Q64.5 Congenital absence of bladder and urethra
• Q64.6 Congenital diverticulum of bladder