N48.3
N48.3 — Priapism
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
N48.3 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for priapism. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.
Code first
The underlying condition must be sequenced before this code.
- underlying cause
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Painful erection
Risk adjustment
N48.3 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.
Code to one of these instead N48.3
5 child codes. Green means billable.
Related codes at this level
Codes that share N48. If N48.3 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about N48.3
- Is N48.3 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- No. N48.3 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
- Where does N48.3 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Diseases of male genital organs (N40-N53).