ICD-10-CM Codes
N00-N99
N40-N53
N44-
2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N44.01

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N44.01

Extravaginal torsion of spermatic cord

2016

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2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Billable/Specific Code

Male Dx

N44.01 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.
The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM N44.01 became effective on October 1, 2022.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N44.01 - other international versions of ICD-10 N44.01 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

N44.01 is applicable to male patients.

The following code(s) above N44.01 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 N44.01:

N00-N99
2023 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

ICD-10-CM N44.01 is grouped within Diagnostic Related Group(s) (MS-DRG v40.0):

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

Convert N44.01 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
2022 (effective 10/1/2021): No change
2023 (effective 10/1/2022): No change

Diagnosis Index entries containing back-references to N44.01:

Torsion
- spermatic cord N44.02
  ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N44.02
  Intravaginal torsion of spermatic cord
  2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Billable/Specific Code Male Dx
  Applicable To
  Torsion of spermatic cord NOS
  - extravaginal N44.01

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To N44.01

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

N44.1 Cyst of tunica albuginea testis

N44.2 Benign cyst of testis

N44.8 Other noninflammatory disorders of the testis

N45 Orchitis and epididymitis

N45.1 Epididymitis

N45.2 Orchitis

N45.3 Epididymo-orchitis

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

2023 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N44.01

Extravaginal torsion of spermatic cord

Diseases of the genitourinary system

Intravaginal torsion of spermatic cord