Urethral stricture refers to any narrowing of the urethra for any reason whether or not it actually impacts the flow of urine out of the bladder. . (developmental causes or prostate enlargement) can also narrow the urethra. Urethral stricture is significantly more common in men and boys compared to women and girls. This condition is considered rare in females. Medically Reviewed by a Doctor on 4/15/2015. Next: What are the causes of urethral stricture? PREV 1 2 3 4 5 6 NEXT.

Signs and symptoms. The hallmark sign of urethral stricture is a weak urinary stream. Other symptoms include: Splaying of the urinary stream; Urinary frequency

. ‘5989’ Diagnosis - Urethral stricture NOS (Urethral stricture, unspecified) Medical Data Services Healthcare Lookup Services ICD-9 Codes Lookup ICD-9 Code: . Urethral stricture NOS (Urethral stricture, unspecified) Full code's title: Similar ICD-9 Codes. 59800 (Diagnosis) — Urethr strict: . 5988 (Diagnosis) — Urethral stricture NEC .

Urology Top 50 Diagnosis (In Order of Usage) 2014 ICD-9-CM Description ICD-10-CM Description . N35.119 Postinfective urethral stricture NEC male unspecified N35.12 Postinfective urethral stricture NEC female . 585.9 Chronic kidney disease unspecified N18.9 Chronic kidney disease unspecified ** Code first any associated E08.22, E09.22, E10.22, E11.22, E13.22 Diabetic chronic kidney disease

Editorial Comment Andrich, Daniela E. This is a health service research article on the treatment of patients coded as having “urethral stricture disease” in the Veterans Affairs Medical Healthcare System.</P>The authors describe the number and types of procedures using the Veterans Affairs coding system, providing the reader with interesting raw data, remembering that these data are used by healthcare administrations and insurance groups to assess productivity and income.</P>For 5 .

Dx Code: Description: 587: Renal sclerosis NOS: 5880: Renal osteodystrophy: 5888: Other specified impaired renal function disorder: 58881: . Traumatic urethral stricture: 5982: Postop urethral stricture: 5988: Urethral stricture NEC: 5989: Urethral stricture NOS: 5991: Urethral fistula: 5992: Urethral diverticulum: 5993: Urethral caruncle: 5994: Urethral false passage: 5995: Prolapsed urethral mucosa: 5996:

• Discharge urethral bloody • Disease, diseased urethra specified type NEC • Ectropion urethra • Erosion urethra • Eversion urethra • Fibrosis, fibrotic urethra • Granuloma NEC urethra • Hemorrhage, hemorrhagic urethra • Hydrourethra • Hypertrophy, hypertrophic urethra • Incontinence urethral sphincter • Insufficiency, insufficient urethral sphincter . Urethral stricture - a narrowing of the opening of the urethra; Urethritis - inflammation of the urethra, .

2010 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 598.9 . . Short description: Urethral stricture NOS. ICD-9-CM 598.9 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 598.9 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015. . specified cause NEC 598.8; syphilitic 095.8 ; traumatic 598.1; valvular, congenital 753.6; urinary meatus (see also Stricture, urethra) 598.9.

ICD-10 for Urology June 2015. This presentation contains proprietary information and is the property of himagine solutions, Inc. . • Postinfective/postprocedural urethral stricture, NEC 23 © himagine 2015 23. . •Combination codes exist to identify the presence of an infection without without hematuria o N30.00 Acute cystitis without hematuria o N30.01 Acute cystitis with hematuria o N30.20 Other Chronic cystitis without hematuria