N99.3 is the authoritative medical code for Prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy. This classification is used in medical billing and clinical recording to specify the clinical criteria for prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy (ICD-10-CM N99.3), ensuring healthcare documentation aligns with 2026 federal coding standards.
Billing Status: YES. This is a valid, specific, and billable ICD-10-CM reference.
Official Registry Overview & Definition
Prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code N99.3. Excludes2 (not included here): irradiation cystitis N30.4-; postoophorectomy osteoporosis with current pathological fracture M80.8-; postoophorectomy osteoporosis without current pathological fracture M81.8.
Official Tabular Instructional Notes
Sequencing, inclusion, and exclusion notes published for N99.3 in the official ICD-10-CM tabular list.
Excludes2 — Not Included Here
Conditions not covered by this code, but which may be reported alongside it when both are present.
- irradiation cystitis N30.4-
- postoophorectomy osteoporosis with current pathological fracture M80.8-
- postoophorectomy osteoporosis without current pathological fracture M81.8
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) & Clinical Guidance
Can N99.3 be reported alongside related conditions?
Per official ICD-10-CM Excludes2 instructions, N99.3 and the following are not considered part of each other and may both be reported when both conditions are present: irradiation cystitis (N30.4-); postoophorectomy osteoporosis with current pathological fracture (M80.8-); postoophorectomy osteoporosis without current pathological fracture (M81.8).
Nearest Codes in This Family
Official ICD-10-CM classifications closest to N99.3 in its code family, with their registry titles.
- N99 — Intraoperative and postprocedural complications and disorders of genitourinary system, not elsewhere classified
- N99.0 — Postprocedural (acute) (chronic) kidney failure
- N99.1 — Postprocedural urethral stricture
- N99.11 — Postprocedural urethral stricture, male
- N99.110 — Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, meatal
- N99.111 — Postprocedural bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N99.112 — Postprocedural membranous urethral stricture, male
- N99.113 — Postprocedural anterior bulbous urethral stricture, male
- N99.114 — Postprocedural urethral stricture, male, unspecified
- N99.115 — Postprocedural fossa navicularis urethral stricture
View all 40 codes in the N99 family
Indexed Clinical Terms (4)
Clinical term phrases from the official ICD-10-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that map to this code.
- Complication (s) (from) (of), genitourinary, postprocedural, vaginal, vault prolapse
- Complication (s) (from) (of), surgical procedure (on), vaginal vault prolapse (posthysterectomy)
- Inversion, vagina (posthysterectomy)
- Prolapse, prolapsed, vagina (anterior) (wall), posthysterectomy