N31Non-billableSave
N31 - Neuromuscular dysfunction of bladder, not elsewhere classified
ICD-10-CM Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system · N30-N39 Other diseases of the urinary system (N30-N39) · Top-level category · FY2027
Coding Guidance
N31 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 5 more specific codes below.
Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom N31
Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.
- cord bladder NOS (G95.89)
- neurogenic bladder due to cauda equina syndrome (G83.4)
- neuromuscular dysfunction due to spinal cord lesion (G95.89)
Use Additional CodeFrom N31
Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.
- code to identify any associated urinary incontinence (N39.3-N39.4-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom N30-N39 Other diseases of the urinary system (N30-N39)
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- urinary infection (complicating):
- abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.8)
- pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O86.2-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter N00-N99
Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
More Specific Codes (5)
N31.0Uninhibited neuropathic bladder, not elsewhere classifiedBillable→N31.1Reflex neuropathic bladder, not elsewhere classifiedBillable→N31.2Flaccid neuropathic bladder, not elsewhere classifiedBillable→N31.8Other neuromuscular dysfunction of bladderBillable→N31.9Neuromuscular dysfunction of bladder, unspecifiedBillable→
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Chapter Information
Related ICD-10 Codes
More specific codes for N31
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Codes at the same level as N31
- Acute nephritic syndromeN00
- Rapidly progressive nephritic syndromeN01
- Recurrent and persistent hematuriaN02
- Chronic nephritic syndromeN03
- Nephrotic syndromeN04
- Unspecified nephritic syndromeN05
- Isolated proteinuria with specified morphological lesionN06
- Hereditary nephropathy, not elsewhere classifiedN07
- Glomerular disorders in diseases classified elsewhereN08
- Acute pyelonephritisN10
- Chronic tubulo-interstitial nephritisN11
- Tubulo-interstitial nephritis, not specified as acute or chronicN12
- Obstructive and reflux uropathyN13
- Drug- and heavy-metal-induced tubulo-interstitial and tubular conditionsN14
- Other renal tubulo-interstitial diseasesN15
- Renal tubulo-interstitial disorders in diseases classified elsewhereN16
- Acute kidney failureN17
- Chronic kidney disease (CKD)N18
- Unspecified kidney failureN19
- Calculus of kidney and ureterN20
- Calculus of lower urinary tractN21
- Calculus of urinary tract in diseases classified elsewhereN22
- Unspecified renal colicN23
- Disorders resulting from impaired renal tubular functionN25
- Unspecified contracted kidneyN26
- Small kidney of unknown causeN27
- Other disorders of kidney and ureter, not elsewhere classifiedN28
- Other disorders of kidney and ureter in diseases classified elsewhereN29
- CystitisN30
- Other disorders of bladderN32
- Bladder disorders in diseases classified elsewhereN33
- Urethritis and urethral syndromeN34
- Urethral strictureN35
- Other disorders of urethraN36
- Urethral disorders in diseases classified elsewhereN37
- Other disorders of urinary systemN39
- Benign prostatic hyperplasiaN40
- Inflammatory diseases of prostateN41
- Other and unspecified disorders of prostateN42
- Hydrocele and spermatoceleN43
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