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F52.21

F52.21: Male erectile disorder

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

F52.21 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for male erectile disorder. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check F52.21 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • impotence of organic origin (N52.-)
  • impotence NOS (N52.-)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

  • Erectile disorder
  • Psychogenic impotence

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above F52.21

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on F52: Sexual dysfunction not due to a substance or known physiological condition

Other codes that can never be billed with F52.21

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

  • N52Male erectile dysfunction
  • N53Other male sexual dysfunction

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

F52.21 is named in 12 Medicare coverage policies: 10 listing it as supporting medical necessity, and 2 listing it as NOT covered. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A52434Health and Behavior Assessment/Intervention – Medical Policy Articlenot covered
  • A56865Billing and Coding: Psychiatric Inpatient Hospitalizationnot covered
  • A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
  • A56937Billing and Coding: Psychiatry and Psychology Services

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Failure, failed›genital response(male)
  • Failure, failed›sexual arousal(male)
  • Impotence›psychogenic
  • Disorder›erectile›nonorganic
  • Dysfunction›sexual›failure of genital response(male)
  • Failure, failed›erection›nonorganic
  • Disorder›male›erectile›nonorganic
  • Dysfunction›sexual›male›erectile›psychogenic
  • Dysfunction›sexual›male›psychogenic›erectile

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under F52.2

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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