N49.1

N49.1: Inflammatory disorders of spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N49.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for inflammatory disorders of spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Inclusion terms

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

Vasitis

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N49.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on N49: Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified

inflammation of penis (N48.1, N48.2-)
orchitis and epididymitis (N45.-)

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

N49.1 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A57591Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Abdominal / Visceral Vascular Studies

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Corditis(spermatic)
Deferentitis
Funiculitis(acute) (chronic) (endemic)
Perivasitis(chronic)
Vaginalitis(tunica) (testis)
Vas deferentitis
Vasitis(nodosa)
Abscess›spermatic cord
Abscess›tunica vaginalis
Abscess›vas deferens
Gangrene, gangrenous›spermatic cord
Gangrene, gangrenous›tunica vaginalis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.