2021 ICD-10-CM Code N48
Other disorders of penis
Not Valid for Submission
N48 is a "header" nonspecific and non-billable diagnosis code code, consider using a code with a higher level of specificity for a diagnosis of other disorders of penis. The code is NOT valid for the year 2021 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.
Code Classification
Specific Coding for Other disorders of penis
Header codes like N48 require more digits to indicate the appropriate level of specificity. Consider using any of the following ICD-10 codes with a higher level of specificity when coding for other disorders of penis:
- N48.0 - Leukoplakia of penis
- N48.1 - Balanitis
- N48.2 - Other inflammatory disorders of penis
- N48.21 - Abscess of corpus cavernosum and penis
- N48.22 - Cellulitis of corpus cavernosum and penis
- N48.29 - Other inflammatory disorders of penis
- N48.3 - Priapism
- N48.30 - Priapism, unspecified
- N48.31 - Priapism due to trauma
- N48.32 - Priapism due to disease classified elsewhere
- N48.33 - Priapism, drug-induced
- N48.39 - Other priapism
- N48.5 - Ulcer of penis
- N48.6 - Induration penis plastica
- N48.8 - Other specified disorders of penis
- N48.81 - Thrombosis of superficial vein of penis
- N48.82 - Acquired torsion of penis
- N48.83 - Acquired buried penis
- N48.89 - Other specified disorders of penis
- N48.9 - Disorder of penis, unspecified
Information for Patients
Penis Disorders
Also called: Penile 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
- Balanitis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Cancer - penis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Curvature of the penis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Epididymitis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Epispadias (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Erythroplasia of Queyrat (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Hypospadias (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Hypospadias repair (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Hypospadias repair - discharge (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Paraphimosis (Medical Encyclopedia)
- Penis pain (Medical Encyclopedia)
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Code History
- 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 (First year ICD-10-CM implemented into the HIPAA code set)