N50.89

N50.89: Other specified disorders of the male genital organs

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N50.89 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified disorders of the male genital organs. 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.

Atrophy of scrotum, seminal vesicle, spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens
Chylocele, tunica vaginalis (nonfilarial) NOS
Edema of scrotum, seminal vesicle, spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens
Hypertrophy of scrotum, seminal vesicle, spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens
Stricture of spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis, and vas deferens
Ulcer of scrotum, seminal vesicle, spermatic cord, testis, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens
Urethroscrotal fistula

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above N50.89

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on N50: Other and unspecified disorders of male genital organs

torsion of testis (N44.0-)

Other codes that can never be billed with N50.89

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

I89Other noninfective disorders of lymphatic vessels and lymph nodes
N36.0Urethral fistula

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

N50.89 is named in 6 Medicare coverage policies: 6 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56697Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
A57591Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Abdominal / Visceral Vascular Studies
A57615Billing and Coding: Treatment of Males with Low Testosterone

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Malassez's disease(cystic)
Spermatorrhea
Adhesions, adhesive›epididymis
Adhesions, adhesive›perivesicular(seminal vesicle)
Adhesions, adhesive›seminal vesicle
Adhesions, adhesive›spermatic cord(acquired)
Atrophy, atrophic›epididymis
Atrophy, atrophic›scrotum
Atrophy, atrophic›seminal vesicle
Atrophy, atrophic›spermatic cord
Atrophy, atrophic›tunica vaginalis
Atrophy, atrophic›vas deferens

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.