N48.5
N48.5: Ulcer of penis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
N48.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for ulcer of penis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check N48.5 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberRisk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
N48.5 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies: 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A53065Billing and Coding: Outpatient Physical Therapy
- A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
- A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
- A58747Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›corpus cavernosum(chronic)
- Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›penis(chronic)
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.