Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified (N49)
Clinical Information
Fournier Gangrene - An acute necrotic infection of the SCROTUM; PENIS; or PERINEUM. It is characterized by scrotum pain and redness with rapid progression to gangrene and sloughing of tissue. Fournier gangrene is usually secondary to perirectal or periurethral infections associated with local trauma, operative procedures, or urinary tract disease.
Instructional Notations
Use Additional Code
The “use additional code” indicates that a secondary code could be used to further specify the patient’s condition. This note is not mandatory and is only used if enough information is available to assign an additional code.
Type 1 Excludes
A type 1 excludes note is a pure excludes note. It means "NOT CODED HERE!" An Excludes1 note indicates that the code excluded should never be used at the same time as the code above the Excludes1 note. An Excludes1 is used when two conditions cannot occur together, such as a congenital form versus an acquired form of the same condition.
Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)
Diseases of male genital organs (N40-N53)
N49 Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified
- N49.0 Inflammatory disorders of seminal vesicle
- N49.1 Inflammatory disorders of spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens
- N49.2 Inflammatory disorders of scrotum
- N49.3 Fournier gangrene
- N49.8 Inflammatory disorders of other specified male genital organs
- N49.9 Inflammatory disorder of unspecified male genital organ
Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified (N49)