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Q55.63

Q55.63: Congenital torsion of penis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q55.63 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for congenital torsion of penis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check Q55.63 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

  • acquired torsion of penis (N48.82)

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q55.63

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q55: Other congenital malformations of male genital organs

  • congenital hydrocele (P83.5)
  • hypospadias (Q54.-)

Other codes that can never be billed with Q55.63

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

  • N48.82Acquired torsion of penis

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Torsion›penis›congenital

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q55.6

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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