605Redundant prepuce and phimosis
- Legacy / Not Valid for Submission
- Replaced October 1, 2015
605 is a legacy ICD-9-CM diagnosis code for redundant prepuce and phimosis. It was valid on U.S. claims through September 30, 2015 and cannot be reported for services on or after October 1, 2015, when ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9 code set. Under the CMS General Equivalence Mappings, it maps to 5 ICD-10-CM candidates: N47.0, N47.1, N47.2, N47.5, and N47.8. While the code set was active, the Medicare Code Editor limited this diagnosis to male patients.
Code Identity
Convert 605 to ICD-10-CM
Based on the final CMS General Equivalence Mappings (GEMs), 605 crosswalks to the following ICD-10-CM codes. When more than one candidate is listed, pick the code the documentation supports.
Medicare Code Edits
Medicare Code Editor checks that applied to 605 while ICD-9-CM was in use.
Index of Diseases References
Entries in the final ICD-9-CM Index to Diseases and Injuries that point to 605. Tap the icons for the official index conventions.
- Accessory congenital
- foreskin 605
- prepuce 605
- Adherent
- prepuce 605
- Adhesion s adhesive postinfectional postoperative
- preputial prepuce 605
- Concretion SEE ALSO Calculus
- prepuce male 605
- female clitoris 624.8
- prepuce male 605
- Constriction
- prepuce congenital 605
- Excess excessive excessively
- foreskin 605
- Hypertrophy hypertrophic
- prepuce congenital 605
- female 624.2
- prepuce congenital 605
- Paraphimosis congenital 605
- chancroidal 099.0
- Phimosis congenital 605
- chancroidal 099.0
- due to infection 605
- Redundant redundancy
- foreskin congenital 605
- prepuce congenital 605
- Spanish collar 605
- Tight tightness
- foreskin congenital 605
Information for Patients
Penis Disorders
Problems with the penis can cause pain and affect a man's sexual function and fertility. Penis disorders include:
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Questions About 605
Is 605 (redundant prepuce and phimosis) still a valid code?
No. This code belonged to ICD-9-CM, which the United States retired after September 30, 2015. Claims with dates of service on or after October 1, 2015 must use ICD-10-CM codes, such as N47.0, N47.1, and N47.2.
What is the ICD-10 replacement for 605?
The General Equivalence Mappings list 5 ICD-10-CM candidates for this code: N47.0 (Adherent prepuce, newborn), N47.1 (Phimosis), N47.2 (Paraphimosis), N47.5 (Adhesions of prepuce and glans penis), and N47.8 (Other disorders of prepuce). Each match is approximate, so the right choice depends on what the documentation supports.
What did 605 mean?
In the final ICD-9-CM release, this code described redundant prepuce and phimosis. It sat in block 605 Redundant prepuce and phimosis under Diseases of the genitourinary system (580–629).
Who could 605 be reported for?
Male patients only. The Medicare Code Editor treated this diagnosis as a males-only code and flagged claims where the patient record listed a different sex as inconsistent.
Why does 605 map to more than one ICD-10 code?
ICD-10-CM is more specific than ICD-9-CM. The detail packed into this single legacy code was split across N47.0, N47.1, N47.2, N47.5, and N47.8, so the General Equivalence Mappings list every candidate rather than forcing one. The correct target is the one the documentation supports.
