Q53.212 — Bilateral inguinal testes
Is Q53.212 billable?
Yes — Q53.212 is billable for FY2027. Q53.212 is a valid, billable ICD-10-CM code at the highest level of specificity in its branch. Q53.212 may be submitted for encounters from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027.
Q53.212 at a glance
| Code | Q53.212 |
|---|---|
| Description | Bilateral inguinal testes |
| Billable | Yes |
| Code set | ICD-10-CM FY2027 |
| Valid for encounters | October 1, 2026 – September 30, 2027 |
Which MS-DRGs does Q53.212 group to?
Q53.212 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 Q53.212 listed in the Alphabetic Index?
These are the routes through the Alphabetic Index that lead to Q53.212. They show the wording a clinician may have documented, which often differs from the Tabular description.
- Inguinal › testicle › bilateral
Excludes1 — never code together — inherited from Q50-Q56
The conditions below can never be reported together with Q53.212 on the same claim. An Excludes1 note means the two conditions cannot occur in the same patient, so reporting both is a coding error.
Excludes2 — not included here — inherited from Chapter 17
The conditions below are not part of Q53.212, but a patient may have both at the same time. When documentation supports it, Q53.212 and the excluded code may both be reported.
- inborn errors of metabolism (E70-E88)
How long has Q53.212 existed?
Q53.212 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.