N45 — Orchitis and epididymitis
Not billable
Is N45 billable?
No — N45 is a non-billable header code. N45 groups more specific codes and cannot be submitted on a claim. A valid ICD-10-CM code must be reported at the highest level of specificity available in its branch. Select one of the 4 billable codes beneath N45.
Billable codes under this header
N45 at a glance
| Code | N45 |
|---|---|
| Description | Orchitis and epididymitis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside N45 to fully describe the condition. N45 is sequenced first.
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N45, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N45 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- 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)
What codes fall under N45? (4)
How long has N45 existed?
N45 has been in ICD-10-CM since at least FY2016, the earliest fiscal year on record here.
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.