N49 ICD 10 Code is a non-billable and non-specific code and should not be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. There are other codes below it with greater level of diagnosis detail. The 2023 edition of the American ICD-10-CM code became effective on October 1, 2022.
Short description for N49 ICD 10 code:
Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, NEC
Use additional:
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
Type 1 excludes for N49 ICD 10 code
- inflammation of penis (N48.1, N48.2-)
- orchitis and epididymitis (N45.-)
Codes
- N49.0 Inflammatory disorders of seminal vesicle
- N49.1 Inflammatory disorders of spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens
- N49.2 Inflammatory disorders of scrotum
- N49.3 Fournier gangrene
- N49.8 Inflammatory disorders of other specified male genital organs
- N49.9 Inflammatory disorder of unspecified male genital organ
Possible back-references that may be applicable or related to N49 ICD10 Code:
Present On Admission (POA Exempt)
N49 ICD 10 code is considered exempt from POA reporting
Clinical information about N49 ICD 10 code
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