ICD-10-CM Codes
N00-N99 Diseases of the genitourinary system
N40-N53 Diseases of male genital organs
N43- Hydrocele and spermatocele
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N43.3

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N43.3

Hydrocele, unspecified

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Billable/Specific Code

Male Dx

N43.3 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM N43.3 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N43.3 - other international versions of ICD-10 N43.3 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

N43.3 is applicable to male patients.

The following code(s) above N43.3 contain annotation back-references

Annotation Back-References

In this context, annotation back-references refer to codes that contain:

Applicable To annotations, or
Code Also annotations, or
Code First annotations, or
Excludes1 annotations, or
Excludes2 annotations, or
Includes annotations, or
Note annotations, or
Use Additional annotations

that may be applicable to N43.3:

N00-N99
2021 ICD-10-CM Range N00-N99
Diseases of the genitourinary system
Type 2 Excludes
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Diseases of the genitourinary system
N43
ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N43
Hydrocele and spermatocele
Includes
- hydrocele of spermatic cord, testis or tunica vaginalis
Type 1 Excludes
- congenital hydrocele (P83.5)
Hydrocele and spermatocele

Approximate Synonyms

Adult hydrocele
Hydrocele
Hydrocele of testis
Hydrocele testis
Hydrocele, adult

Clinical Information

Accumulation of serous fluid between the layers of membrane (tunica vaginalis) covering the testis in the scrotum.

ICD-10-CM N43.3 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v38.0):

729 Other male reproductive system diagnoses with cc/mcc
730 Other male reproductive system diagnoses without cc/mcc

Convert N43.3 to ICD-9-CM

Code History

2016 (effective 10/1/2015): New code (first year of non-draft ICD-10-CM)
2017 (effective 10/1/2016): No change
2018 (effective 10/1/2017): No change
2019 (effective 10/1/2018): No change
2020 (effective 10/1/2019): No change
2021 (effective 10/1/2020): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to N43.3:

Hydrocele (spermatic cord) (testis) (tunica vaginalis) N43.3

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To N43.3

N42.8 Other specified disorders of prostate

N42.81 Prostatodynia syndrome

N42.82 Prostatosis syndrome

N42.83 Cyst of prostate

N42.89 Other specified disorders of prostate

N42.9 Disorder of prostate, unspecified

N43 Hydrocele and spermatocele

N43.0 Encysted hydrocele

N43.1 Infected hydrocele

N43.2 Other hydrocele

N43.3 Hydrocele, unspecified

N43.4 Spermatocele of epididymis

N43.40 …… unspecified

N43.41 …… single

N43.42 …… multiple

N44 Noninflammatory disorders of testis

N44.0 Torsion of testis

N44.00 …… unspecified

N44.01 Extravaginal torsion of spermatic cord

N44.02 Intravaginal torsion of spermatic cord

N44.03 Torsion of appendix testis

Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N43.3

Hydrocele, unspecified

Diseases of the genitourinary system

Hydrocele and spermatocele