N45.2

Orchitis

Billable / specific

N45.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from N45)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from N45)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from N45)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from N45)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from N45)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from N45)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from N45)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from N45)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent. (from N45)

Also known as

  • Gangrene, gangrenous, testis
  • Periorchitis

Parent code

  • N45Orchitis and epididymitisHeader

Related codes

  • N45.1EpididymitisBillable
  • N45.3Epididymo-orchitisBillable
  • N45.4Abscess of epididymis or testisBillable

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