N48.0

N48.0: Leukoplakia of penis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N48.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for leukoplakia of penis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1: never code together

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

carcinoma in situ of penis (D07.4)

Inclusion terms

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

Balanitis xerotica obliterans
Kraurosis of penis
Lichen sclerosus of external male genital organs

Other codes that can never be billed with N48.0

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

N48.1Balanitis
N48.2Other inflammatory disorders of penis

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Balanitis›xerotica obliterans
Kraurosis›penis
Leukoplakia›penis(infectional)
Disease, diseased›white-spot, meaning lichen sclerosus et atrophicus›penis
Lichen›albus›penis
Lichen›atrophicus›penis
Lichen›sclerosus›penis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under N48