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N45

N45: Orchitis and epididymitis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

N45 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for orchitis and epididymitis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.

Other codes that can never be billed with N45

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

  • N49Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified

Risk adjustment

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Code to one of these instead N45

4 child codes. Green means billable.

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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