N45.2 — Orchitis
N45.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for orchitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
N45.2 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
N45.2 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies — 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
- A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
- A57591Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Abdominal / Visceral Vascular Studies
- A58828Billing and Coding: Treatment of Males with Low Testosterone
How N45.2 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to N45.2.
- Orchitis(gangrenous) (nonspecific) (septic) (suppurative)
- Periorchitis
- Gangrene, gangrenous›testis(infectional)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share N45. If N45.2 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about N45.2
- Is N45.2 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. N45.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does N45.2 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Diseases of male genital organs (N40-N53).