N49 — Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified
Is N49 billable?
No — N49 is a non-billable header code. N49 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 6 billable codes beneath N49.
Billable codes under this header
- N49.0Inflammatory disorders of seminal vesicle
- N49.1Inflammatory disorders of spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens
- N49.2Inflammatory disorders of scrotum
- N49.3Fournier gangrene
- N49.8Inflammatory disorders of other specified male genital organs
- N49.9Inflammatory disorder of unspecified male genital organ
N49 at a glance
| Code | N49 |
|---|---|
| Description | Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified |
| 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 N49 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 N49 to fully describe the condition. N49 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 N49, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N49 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 N49? (6)
- N49.0Inflammatory disorders of seminal vesicle
- N49.1Inflammatory disorders of spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferens
- N49.2Inflammatory disorders of scrotum
- N49.3Fournier gangrene
- N49.8Inflammatory disorders of other specified male genital organs
- N49.9Inflammatory disorder of unspecified male genital organ
How long has N49 existed?
N49 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 N49?
ICD-10-CM declares these codes mutually exclusive with N49 — exactly one of each pair can be correct for a given encounter.