Is N48.22 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. N48.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does N48.22 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 N48.22?

N48.22 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above N48.22 (N48.2) and apply to it just the same.

N48.22

N48.22 — Cellulitis of corpus cavernosum and penis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N48.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for cellulitis of corpus cavernosum and penis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N48.22

These are not written on N48.22, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing N48.22 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on N48.2 — Other inflammatory disorders of penis

balanitis (N48.1)
balanitis xerotica obliterans (N48.0)
balanoposthitis (N47.6)

Risk adjustment

N48.22 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 N48.22 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 N48.22.

Cellulitis›corpus cavernosum
Cellulitis›penis
Disease, diseased›inflammatory›penis›cellulitis
Disease, diseased›penis›inflammatory›cellulitis
Disorder›inflammatory›penis›cellulitis

Code history

N48.22 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N48.2. If N48.22 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N48.22

Is N48.22 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. N48.22 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does N48.22 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 N48.22?: N48.22 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above N48.22 (N48.2) and apply to it just the same.