N39.0 – Urinary tract infection, site not specified

N39.0 Diagnosis Code: Urinary tract infection, site not specified

The N39.0 is an ICD code that’s included in the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), and it is used to designate “Urinary tract infection, site not specified.”

A urinary tract infection is caused if bacteria manage to enter a person’s urethra. This may cause complications like peeing bloody urine, painful or burning sensation during urination, groin cramps, lower back pain, fevers, chills, etc. When a person is dealing with a urinary tract infection, the specific site will likely be the bladder (which is the most common urinary tract infection) or the kidney (not as common as bladder UTIs but is more serious).

In the case of this ICD-10 code, the specific site of the urinary tract infection hasn’t been determined, but based on the symptoms and preliminary tests, it has been determined that they are dealing with a urinary tract infection.

Is the N39.0 billable?

Yes, the N39.0 ICD-10 code is billable and can be used to designate a patient for reimbursement purposes.

N39.0 clinical information

Urinary tract infections are the second most common infection that a person may be afflicted with. It can be caused by something as simple as poor hygiene. It can also be caused by sexual activity, getting older, and getting pregnant.

A person who has a urinary tract infection will have any of the following symptoms:

• Fever
• Chills
• Painful or burning sensations while peeing
• Frequent peeing
• There’s blood in their pee
• Pressure or cramps in the groin
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Pain in the lower back or side of the back

Depending on the combination of symptoms they have, they might have a bladder infection or a kidney infection, but, again, in the context of this ICD-10 code, the specific site of the infection hasn’t been determined, but it is known that the person is dealing with a urinary tract infection.

Common treatments for this are antibiotics.

N39.0 synonyms include

• Acute lower urinary tract infection
• Acute upper urinary tract infection
• Acute urinary tract infection
• Bacterial urinary infection
• Infection of urinary tract caused by Herpes simplex
• Lower urinary tract infectious disease
• Postoperative urinary tract infection
• Proteus urinary tract infection
• Pseudomonas aeruginosa urinary tract infection
• Recurrent urinary tract infection
• Sepsis due to urinary tract infection
• Upper urinary tract infection

Other ICD-10 codes commonly used for urinary tract infections:

• N39 - Other disorders of urinary system
• N39.3 - Stress incontinence (female) (male)
• N39.4 - Other specified urinary incontinence
• N39.41 - Urge incontinence
• N39.42 - Incontinence without sensory awareness
• N39.43 - Post-void dribbling
• N39.44 - Nocturnal enuresis
• N39.45 - Continuous leakage
• N39.46 - Mixed incontinence
• N39.498 - Other specified urinary incontinence
• N39.8 - Other specified disorders of urinary system
• N39.9 - Disorder of urinary system, unspecified