Q53.9
Q53.9: Undescended testicle, unspecified
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt
Q53.9 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for undescended testicle, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Check Q53.9 with the rest of the claim: free scrubberInclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Cryptorchism NOS
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
Q53.9 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.
- A58828Billing and Coding: Treatment of Males with Low Testosterone
Alphabetic index entries that lead here
- Cryptorchid, cryptorchism, cryptorchidism
- Maldescent, testis
- Inguinal›testicle
- Nondescent›testicle
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.