N99.531

Billable

Infection of continent stoma of urinary tract

HCC Category Mapping

V24HCC 176 — Complications of Specified Implanted Device or Graft

0.529

ESRDHCC 176 — Complications of Specified Implanted Device or Graft

0.000

What This Code Means

Infection or inflammation of a surgically created urine drainage opening that controls urine flow.

Coding Tips

•Verify if infection is localized to stoma or involves deeper urinary tract structures
•Document causative organism if identified for complete clinical picture

Clinical Significance

Infection of a continent urinary stoma poses significant risks to the complex continence mechanism and may require extensive antibiotic therapy or surgical intervention. These infections can compromise the carefully constructed valve system and lead to loss of continence function.

Documentation Requirements

✓Documentation of continent urinary stoma presence and type
✓Signs and symptoms of infection
✓Culture results and organism identification
✓Impact on continence function
✓Antibiotic therapy prescribed
✓Response to treatment
✓Any structural damage to continence mechanism

Commonly Confused Codes

N99.521 — Infection of incontinent external stoma (incontinent vs continent stoma)N39.0 — Urinary tract infection, site not specified (general UTI vs stoma infection)N99.530 — Hemorrhage of continent stoma (bleeding vs infection)T83.59XA — Infection due to other urinary catheter (catheter vs stoma)

Code Hierarchy

└N99Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified └N99.5Complications of stoma of urinary tract └N99.53Complication of continent stoma of urinary tract └N99.531Infection of continent stoma of urinary tract

└N99.531Infection of continent stoma of urinary tract