Version 2024

2024 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q54

Hypospadias

ICD-10-CM Code:
Q54
ICD-10 Code for:
Hypospadias
Is Billable?
Not Valid for Submission
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Code Classification

  • Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
    (Q00-Q99)
    • Congenital malformations of genital organs
      (Q50-Q56)
      • Hypospadias
        (Q54)

Q54 is a non-specific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of hypospadias. 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 Hypospadias

Non-specific codes like Q54 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 hypospadias:

  • Use Q54.0 for Hypospadias, balanic - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Q54.1 for Hypospadias, penile - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Q54.2 for Hypospadias, penoscrotal - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Q54.3 for Hypospadias, perineal - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Q54.4 for Congenital chordee - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Q54.8 for Other hypospadias - BILLABLE CODE

  • Use Q54.9 for Hypospadias, unspecified - BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information

  • Hypospadias

    a birth defect due to malformation of the urethra in which the urethral opening is below its normal location. in the male, the malformed urethra generally opens on the ventral surface of the penis or on the perineum. in the female, the malformed urethral opening is in the vagina.

Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries

The following annotation back-references are applicable to this diagnosis code. The Tabular List of Diseases and Injuries is a list of ICD-10-CM codes, organized "head to toe" into chapters and sections with coding notes and guidance for inclusions, exclusions, descriptions and more.


Type 1 Excludes

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.

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.