N50.819 — Testicular pain, unspecified
Is N50.819 billable?
Yes, but N50.819 is an unspecified code. N50.819 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027. However, N50.819 is an unspecified or catch-all code. Payers apply additional scrutiny to unspecified codes and many deny them when the medical record supports a more specific option, so check the documentation before selecting N50.819 — the more specific alternatives are listed below.
More specific alternatives
N50.819 at a glance
| Code | N50.819 |
|---|---|
| Description | Testicular pain, unspecified |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does N50.819 group to?
N50.819 sits in MDC 12 and helps define the logic of 2 MS-DRGs (version 44, FY2027). Which one a stay actually groups to also depends on procedures and secondary diagnoses.
- 729Other Male Reproductive System Diagnoses with CC/MCCmedical
- 730Other Male Reproductive System Diagnoses without CC/MCCmedical
How is N50.819 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
The Alphabetic Index lists these routes under N50.81, the nearest indexed parent of N50.819. Use them to find the family, then select the specific code.
- Pain › testis (s)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 14
The conditions below are not part of N50.819, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N50.819 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)
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from N50
The conditions below are not part of N50.819, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, N50.819 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- torsion of testis (N44.0-)
How long has N50.819 existed?
N50.819 first appears in FY2018 (FY2017 is not available, so it may have appeared then).
Derived from the official order files for FY2016–FY2026. FY2017 and FY2020 publish no order file, so those years are not covered.