N49.2

Inflammatory disorders of scrotum

Billable / specific

N49.2 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from N49)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from N49)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from N49)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from N49)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from N49)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from N49)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from N49)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from N49)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent (from N49)

Also known as

  • Abscess, scrotum
  • Cellulitis, scrotum
  • Infection, infected, infective, scrotumNEC
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory, scrotum
  • Nodule, nodular, scrotum

Parent code

  • N49Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classifiedHeader

Related codes

  • N49.0Inflammatory disorders of seminal vesicleBillable
  • N49.1Inflammatory disorders of spermatic cord, tunica vaginalis and vas deferensBillable
  • N49.3Fournier gangreneBillable
  • N49.8Inflammatory disorders of other specified male genital organsBillable
  • N49.9Inflammatory disorder of unspecified male genital organBillable

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