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N49.9

N49.9: Inflammatory disorder of unspecified male genital organ

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N49.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for inflammatory disorder of unspecified male genital organ. 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.

  • Abscess of unspecified male genital organ
  • Boil of unspecified male genital organ
  • Carbuncle of unspecified male genital organ
  • Cellulitis of unspecified male genital organ

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N49.9

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

N49.9 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›genital organ or tract›male
  • Cellulitis›genital organ NEC›male
  • Infection, infected, infective›genital organ or tract›male
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›genital organ›male

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under N49

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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