ICD-10-CM Code N49
Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified
NON-BILLABLE
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ICD-10 from 2011 - 2016
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code N49 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the six child codes of N49 that describes the diagnosis 'inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, nec' in more detail.
- N49 Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified NON-BILLABLE
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- BILLABLE N49.0 Inflammatory disorders of seminal vesicle
- BILLABLE N49.1 Inflammatory disorders of spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens
- BILLABLE N49.2 Inflammatory disorders of scrotum
- BILLABLE N49.3 Fournier gangrene
- BILLABLE N49.8 Inflammatory disorders of other specified male genital organs
- BILLABLE N49.9 Inflammatory disorder of unspecified male genital organ
Coding Notes for N49 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code See Section B95-B97, to identify infectious agent
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Inflammation of penis (N48.1, N48.2-) - instead, use code N48.1
- Orchitis and epididymitis - instead, use code N45.-
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'N49 - Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified'
The ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index links the below-listed medical terms to the ICD code N49. Click on any term below to browse the alphabetical index.