Post-traumatic urethral stricture, male, meatal

This code describes a narrowing of the male urethra specifically at the meatus, which is the external opening, resulting from a prior injury or trauma. This stricture can impede urine flow and may cause symptoms such as dysuria, weak stream, or urinary retention. The traumatic event could include catheterization, instrumentation, or external injury.

This code is appropriate for documenting a male patient diagnosed with a meatal urethral stricture directly attributable to a past traumatic event. Documentation should clearly state the traumatic etiology and the meatal location of the stricture. It is often used in conjunction with codes for the underlying traumatic injury if still relevant.

• Ensure documentation explicitly links the stricture to a traumatic cause and specifies the meatal location.
• Do not use this code for strictures due to infection, congenital anomalies, or idiopathic causes; these have different specific codes.
• Consider sequencing this code after any acute injury codes if the stricture is a direct sequela of a recent trauma.