ICD-10-CM Codes
N00-N99 Diseases of the genitourinary system
N40-N53 Diseases of male genital organs
N48- Other disorders of penis
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N48.5

2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code N48.5

Ulcer of penis

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Billable/Specific Code

Male Dx

N48.5 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 N48.5 became effective on October 1, 2020.
This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N48.5 - other international versions of ICD-10 N48.5 may differ.

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

N48.5 is applicable to male patients.

The following code(s) above N48.5 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 N48.5:

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

Approximate Synonyms

Penis ulcer

ICD-10-CM N48.5 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 N48.5 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 N48.5:

Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative
- corpus cavernosum N48.5 (chronic)
- penis N48.5 (chronic)

ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To N48.5

N48.2 Other inflammatory disorders of penis

N48.21 Abscess of corpus cavernosum and penis

N48.22 Cellulitis of corpus cavernosum and penis

N48.29 Other inflammatory disorders of penis

N48.3 Priapism

N48.30 …… unspecified

N48.31 …… due to trauma

N48.32 …… due to disease classified elsewhere

N48.33 …… drug-induced

N48.39 Other priapism

N48.5 Ulcer of penis

N48.6 Induration penis plastica

N48.8 Other specified disorders of penis

N48.81 Thrombosis of superficial vein of penis

N48.82 Acquired torsion of penis

N48.83 Acquired buried penis

N48.89 Other specified disorders of penis

N48.9 Disorder of penis, unspecified

N49 Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified

N49.0 Inflammatory disorders of seminal vesicle

N49.1 Inflammatory disorders of spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens

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 N48.5

Ulcer of penis

Diseases of the genitourinary system