N34.0 is the ICD-10 code for Urethral abscess. It is a four-character subcategory of N34 (Urethritis and urethral syndrome), the most specific level in the WHO edition. It belongs to the block N30–N39 (Other diseases of urinary system) in Chapter XIV, Diseases of the genitourinary system.
- Code type
- Subcategory (4 characters)
- Chapter
- XIV · N00–N99
- Classification
- WHO ICD-10, 2019 version
What N34.0 includes
Conditions and terms that are coded here.
- Abscess (of):
- Cowper gland
- Littré gland
- periurethral
- urethral (gland)
What N34.0 excludes
Conditions that look similar but belong under another code.
- urethral caruncle N36.2
N34.0 in national editions
Countries report with their own edition of ICD-10. Most keep the WHO code and add more specific codes beneath it.
N34.0Uretraabscess
N34.0Urinrørsabscess
DN340Uretralabsces
- DN340BAbscessus periurethralis
- DN340CCarbunculus urethrae
N34.0Virtsaputkipaise
N34.0Harnröhrenabszess
N34.0Abcès urétral
N34.0urethraal abces
N34.0Urethral abscess
Based on the World Health Organization’s International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision (ICD-10), 2019 version, and the national editions published by each country’s health authority. This page is a reference, not coding advice; follow your national coding rules when you report.
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