N48.0

Leukoplakia of penis

Billable / specific

N48.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Balanitis xerotica obliterans
  • Kraurosis of penis
  • Lichen sclerosus of external male genital organs

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • carcinoma in situ of penis (D07.4)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from N48)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from N48)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from N48)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from N48)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from N48)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from N48)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from N48)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from N48)

Also known as

  • Balanitis xerotica obliterans
  • Kraurosis of penis
  • Lichen sclerosus of external male genital organs
  • Balanitis, xerotica obliterans
  • Disease, diseased, white-spot, meaning lichen sclerosus et atrophicus, penis
  • Kraurosis, penis
  • Leukoplakia, penis
  • Lichen, albus, penis
  • Lichen, atrophicus, penis
  • Lichen, sclerosus, penis

Parent code

  • N48Other disorders of penisHeader

Related codes

  • N48.1BalanitisBillable
  • N48.2Other inflammatory disorders of penisHeader
  • N48.3PriapismHeader
  • N48.5Ulcer of penisBillable
  • N48.6Induration penis plasticaBillable
  • N48.8Other specified disorders of penisHeader
  • N48.9Disorder of penis, unspecifiedBillable

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