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ICD-10-CM Codes
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Q00-Q99
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
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Q50-Q56
Congenital malformations of genital organs
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Q53-
Undescended and ectopic testicle
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2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q53.9
2021 ICD-10-CM Diagnosis Code Q53.9
Undescended testicle, unspecified
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Billable/Specific Code Male Dx POA Exempt
- Q53.9 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 Q53.9 became effective on October 1, 2020.
- This is the American ICD-10-CM version of Q53.9 - other international versions of ICD-10 Q53.9 may differ.
ICD-10-CM Coding Rules
- Q53.9 is applicable to male patients.
The following code(s) above
Q53.9 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
Q53.9:
- Undescended testicle
- Undescended testis
Clinical Information
- A condition in which one or both testicles fail to move from the abdomen, where they develop before birth, into the scrotum. Undescended testicles may increase the risk for development of testicular cancer.
- A developmental defect in which a testis or both testes failed to descend from high in the abdomen to the bottom of the scrotum. Testicular descent is essential to normal spermatogenesis which requires temperature lower than the body temperature. Cryptorchidism can be subclassified by the location of the maldescended testis.
- Failure of testes to descend into scrotum.
- The failure of one or both testes of a male fetus to descend from the abdomen into the scrotum during the late part of pregnancy. If not surgically corrected in early childhood, males may be at increased risk for testicular cancer later in life.
Present On AdmissionPOA Help
"Present On Admission" is defined as present at the time the order for inpatient admission occurs — conditions that develop during an outpatient encounter, including emergency department, observation, or outpatient surgery, are considered POA.
- Q53.9 is considered exempt from POA reporting.
ICD-10-CM Q53.9 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
- 795 Normal newborn
Convert Q53.9 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
ICD-10-CM Codes Adjacent To Q53.9
Q53.12 Ectopic perineal testis, unilateral
Q53.13 Unilateral high scrotal testis
Q53.2 Undescended testicle, bilateral
Q53.20 Undescended testicle, unspecified, bilateral
Q53.21 Abdominal testis, bilateral
Q53.211 Bilateral intraabdominal testes
Q53.22 Ectopic perineal testis, bilateral
Q53.23 Bilateral high scrotal testes
Q53.9
Undescended testicle, unspecified
Q54.0 Hypospadias, balanic
Q54.1 Hypospadias, penile
Q54.2 Hypospadias, penoscrotal
Q54.3 Hypospadias, perineal
Q54.9 Hypospadias, unspecified
Q55 Other congenital malformations of male genital organs
Q55.0 Absence and aplasia of testis
Reimbursement claims with a date of service on or after October 1, 2015 require the use of ICD-10-CM codes.
