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N43.3

N43.3: Hydrocele, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N43.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for hydrocele, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N43.3

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on N43: Hydrocele and spermatocele

  • congenital hydrocele (P83.5)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

N43.3 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

  • A57591Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Abdominal / Visceral Vascular Studies

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Hydrocele(spermatic cord) (testis) (tunica vaginalis)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under N43

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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