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 N43.4

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N43.4

Spermatocele of epididymis

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2017

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2021

Non-Billable/Non-Specific Code

N43.4 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.
The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM N43.4 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N43.4 - other international versions of ICD-10 N43.4 may differ.

Applicable To

Spermatic cyst

The following code(s) above N43.4 contain annotation back-references

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

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Code Also annotations, or
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that may be applicable to N43.4:

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

Clinical Information

A cystic dilation of the epididymis, usually in the head portion (caput epididymis). The cyst fluid contains dead spermatozoa and can be easily differentiated from testicular hydrocele and other testicular lesions.

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

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To N43.4

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

N44.04 Torsion of appendix epididymis

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 N43.4

Spermatocele of epididymis

Diseases of the genitourinary system

Hydrocele and spermatocele