N99.51
Header — not billableComplication of cystostomy
The ICD-10 code for complication of cystostomy is N99.51.
N99.51 is a non-billable header code. It groups related conditions but cannot be used on its own for reimbursement — select one of the 4 more specific codes below.
Documentation support
General coding-documentation guidance — not a substitute for payer-specific requirements or professional coding judgment.
- •This is a non-billable header code. Documentation must support a more specific child code before this diagnosis can be reported on a claim.
- •As a general rule, code to the highest level of specificity supported by the documentation in the medical record.
Related codes in this category
- N99.52Complication of incontinent external stoma of urinary tractnon-billable header
- N99.53Complication of continent stoma of urinary tractnon-billable header
- N99.51Complication of cystostomynon-billable header