ICD-10 Code N44.8
Other noninflammatory disorders of the testis
| ICD-10: | N44.8 |
| Short Description: | Other noninflammatory disorders of the testis |
| Long Description: | Other noninflammatory disorders of the testis |
Valid for Submission
ICD-10 N44.8 is a billable code used to specify a medical diagnosis of other noninflammatory disorders of the testis. The code is valid for the year 2019 for the submission of HIPAA-covered transactions.
Code Classification
- Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)
Information for Medical Professionals
Code Edits
The Medicare Code Editor (MCE) detects and reports errors in the coding of claims data. The following ICD-10 Code Edits are applicable to this code:
- Diagnoses for males only - Diagnoses for males only.
Diagnostic Related Groups
The Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs) are a patient classification scheme which provides a means of relating the type of patients a hospital treats. The DRGs divides all possible principal diagnoses into mutually exclusive principal diagnosis areas referred to as Major Diagnostic Categories (MDC). The diagnosis code N44.8 is grouped in the following groups for version MS-DRG V36.0 applicable from 10/01/2018 through 09/30/2019.
- 729 - OTHER MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH CC/MCC
- 730 - OTHER MALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITHOUT CC/MCC
Convert N44.8 to ICD-9
The following crosswalk between ICD-10 to ICD-9 is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
- 608.89 - Male genital dis NEC (Approximate Flag)
Synonyms
The following clinical terms are approximate synonyms:
- Fibrosis of testis
- Hypertrophy of testis
- Position of testicle - finding
- Position of testicle - finding
- Position of testicle - finding
- Testes - transverse lie
- Testicle in inguinal canal
- Testicle out of place
- Torsion of epididymal cyst
Index to Diseases and Injuries
The Index to Diseases and Injuries is an alphabetical listing of medical terms, with each term mapped to one or more ICD-10 code(s). The following references for the code N44.8 are found in the index:
- - Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) - K66.0
- - testis - N44.8
- - tunica vaginalis - N44.8
- - Deformity - Q89.9
- - testis (congenital) - See Also: Malformation, testis and scrotum;
- - acquired - N44.8
- - testis (congenital) - See Also: Malformation, testis and scrotum;
- - Edema, edematous (infectious) (pitting) (toxic) - R60.9
- - testis - N44.8
- - Fibrosis, fibrotic
- - testis - N44.8
- - Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) - See Also: Necrosis; - I96
- - testis (infectional) - N45.2
- - noninfective - N44.8
- - testis (infectional) - N45.2
- - Hypertrophy, hypertrophic
- - testis - N44.8
Information for Patients
Testicular Disorders
Testicles, or testes, make male hormones and sperm. They are two egg-shaped organs inside the scrotum, the loose sac of skin behind the penis. It's easy to injure your testicles because they are not protected by bones or muscles. Men and boys should wear athletic supporters when they play sports.
You should examine your testicles monthly and seek medical attention for lumps, redness, pain or other changes. Testicles can get inflamed or infected. They can also develop cancer. Testicular cancer is rare and highly treatable. It usually happens between the ages of 15 and 40.
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ICD-10 Footnotes
General Equivalence Map Definitions
The ICD-10 and ICD-9 GEMs are used to facilitate linking between the diagnosis codes in ICD-9-CM and the new ICD-10-CM code set. The GEMs are the raw material from which providers, health information vendors and payers can derive specific applied mappings to meet their needs.
- Approximate Flag - The approximate flag is on, indicating that the relationship between the code in the source system and the code in the target system is an approximate equivalent.
- No Map Flag - The no map flag indicates that a code in the source system is not linked to any code in the target system.
- Combination Flag - The combination flag indicates that more than one code in the target system is required to satisfy the full equivalent meaning of a code in the source system.