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Q56.1

Q56.1: Male pseudohermaphroditism, not elsewhere classified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CMPOA exempt

Q56.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for male pseudohermaphroditism, not elsewhere classified. 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.

  • 46, XY with streak gonads
  • Male pseudohermaphroditism NOS

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above Q56.1

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on Q56: Indeterminate sex and pseudohermaphroditism

  • 46,XX true hermaphrodite (Q99.1)
  • androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-)
  • chimera 46,XX/46,XY true hermaphrodite (Q99.0)
  • female pseudohermaphroditism with adrenocortical disorder (E25.-)
  • pseudohermaphroditism with specified chromosomal anomaly (Q96-Q99)
  • pure gonadal dysgenesis (Q99.1)

Risk adjustment

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

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

  • Pseudohermaphroditism›male
  • Karyotype›46,XY›with streak gonads
  • Pseudohermaphroditism›male›without gonadal disorder
  • Rudimentary›uterus›in male
  • Pseudohermaphroditism›male›with›cleft scrotum

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under Q56

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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