Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N47

Disorders of prepuce

ICD-10-CM Code:
N47
ICD-10 Code for:
Disorders of prepuce
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Diseases of the genitourinary system
    (N00–N99)
    • Diseases of male genital organs
      (N40-N53)
      • Disorders of prepuce
        (N47)

N47 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of disorders of prepuce. The code is not specific and is NOT valid for the year 2024 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions. Category or Header define the heading of a category of codes that may be further subdivided by the use of 4th, 5th, 6th or 7th characters.

Specific Coding Applicable to Disorders of prepuce

Non-specific codes like N47 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10-CM codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for disorders of prepuce:

  • Use N47.0 for Adherent prepuce, newborn - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use N47.1 for Phimosis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use N47.2 for Paraphimosis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use N47.3 for Deficient foreskin - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use N47.4 for Benign cyst of prepuce - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use N47.5 for Adhesions of prepuce and glans penis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use N47.6 for Balanoposthitis - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use N47.7 for Other inflammatory diseases of prepuce - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use N47.8 for Other disorders of prepuce - BILLABLE CODE

Patient Education


Penis Disorders

Problems with the penis can cause pain and affect a man's sexual function and fertility. Penis disorders include:

  • Erectile dysfunction - inability to get or keep an erection
  • Priapism - a painful erection that does not go away
  • Peyronie's disease - bending of the penis during an erection due to a hard lump called a plaque
  • Balanitis - inflammation of the skin covering the head of the penis, most often in men and boys who have not been circumcised
  • Penile cancer - a rare form of cancer, highly curable when caught early

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Code History

  • FY 2024 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2023 through 9/30/2024
  • FY 2023 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2022 through 9/30/2023
  • FY 2022 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2021 through 9/30/2022
  • FY 2021 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2020 through 9/30/2021
  • FY 2020 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2019 through 9/30/2020
  • FY 2019 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2018 through 9/30/2019
  • FY 2018 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2017 through 9/30/2018
  • FY 2017 - No Change, effective from 10/1/2016 through 9/30/2017
  • FY 2016 - New Code, effective from 10/1/2015 through 9/30/2016. This was the first year ICD-10-CM was implemented into the HIPAA code set.