N49.2

N49.2: Inflammatory disorders of scrotum

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N49.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for inflammatory disorders of scrotum. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N49.2

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

N49.2 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

Abscess›scrotum
Cellulitis›scrotum
Infection, infected, infective›scrotum NEC(acute)
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›scrotum
Nodule, nodular›scrotum(inflammatory)

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.