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P83.5

P83.5: Congenital hydrocele

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

P83.5 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital hydrocele. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above P83.5

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on P83: Other conditions of integument specific to newborn

  • congenital malformations of skin and integument (Q80-Q84)
  • hydrops fetalis due to hemolytic disease (P56.-)
  • neonatal skin infection (P39.4)
  • staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (L00)

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above P83.5

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

Written on P83: Other conditions of integument specific to newborn

  • cradle cap (L21.0)
  • diaper [napkin] dermatitis (L22)

Other codes that can never be billed with P83.5

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

  • N43Hydrocele and spermatocele
  • Q55Other congenital malformations of male genital organs

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Hydrocele›congenital
  • Hydrocele›newborn
  • Hydrocele›communicating›congenital
  • Anomaly, anomalous›genitalia, genital organ or system›male›hydrocele

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under P83

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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