N83.53 — Torsion of ovary, ovarian pedicle and fallopian tube
N83.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for torsion of ovary, ovarian pedicle and fallopian tube. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Risk adjustment
N83.53 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
N83.53 is named in 3 Medicare coverage policies — 3 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.
- A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis
- A56758Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Vascular Studies
- A57591Billing and Coding: Non-Invasive Abdominal / Visceral Vascular Studies
How N83.53 is indexed
Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to N83.53.
- Torsion›fallopian tube›with ovary
- Torsion›ovary›with fallopian tube
Related codes at this level
Codes that share N83.5. If N83.53 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about N83.53
- Is N83.53 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. N83.53 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does N83.53 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Noninflammatory disorders of female genital tract (N80-N98).