Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, NEC (N49)

• ICD-10 Index

  • Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99)

    • Diseases of male genital organs (N40-N53)

      • Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, NEC (N49)

        • N49 - Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, NEC NON-BILLABLE CODE
        • N49.0 - Inflammatory disorders of seminal vesicle BILLABLE CODE
        • N49.1 - Inflam disorders of sperm cord, tunica vaginalis and vas def BILLABLE CODE
        • N49.2 - Inflammatory disorders of scrotum BILLABLE CODE
        • N49.3 - Fournier gangrene BILLABLE CODE
        • N49.8 - Inflammatory disorders of oth male genital organs BILLABLE CODE
        • N49.9 - Inflammatory disorder of unspecified male genital organ BILLABLE CODE

Clinical Information for Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, NEC (N49)

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 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.

• code B95 B97

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.

• inflammation of penis N48.1 N48.2
• orchitis and epididymitis N45