Is N47.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. N47.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does N47.6 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Diseases of male genital organs (N40-N53).

What cannot be coded together with N47.6?

N47.6 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

N47.6

N47.6 — Balanoposthitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N47.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for balanoposthitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

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

balanitis (N48.1)

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 N47.6

These codes carry an Excludes1 note pointing at N47.6. The conflict binds both ways, but ICD-10-CM only writes it down on one side — so you would not find this by reading N47.6 alone.

N48.2Other inflammatory disorders of penis

Risk adjustment

N47.6 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.

How N47.6 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 N47.6.

Balanoposthitis
Infection, infected, infective›prepuce NEC›with penile inflammation
Disease, diseased›inflammatory›prepuce›balanoposthitis
Disease, diseased›prepuce›inflammatory›balanoposthitis

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N47. If N47.6 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N47.6

Is N47.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. N47.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does N47.6 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Diseases of male genital organs (N40-N53).
What cannot be coded together with N47.6?: N47.6 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.