N48.2 — Other inflammatory disorders of penis
Is N48.2 billable?
No — N48.2 is a non-billable header code. N48.2 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 3 billable codes beneath N48.2.
N48.2 at a glance
| Code | N48.2 |
|---|---|
| Description | Other inflammatory disorders of penis |
| Billable | No — header code |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Excludes1 — never code together
The conditions below can never be reported together with N48.2 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Use additional code
Report an additional code alongside N48.2 to fully describe the condition. N48.2 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 N48.2, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N48.2 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 N48.2? (3)
How long has N48.2 existed?
N48.2 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.
Which codes are confused with N48.2?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with N48.2 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.