N45
Orchitis and epididymitis
Non-billable headerNot valid on its own. Use one of the more specific codes under it.
N45 is a non-billable ICD-10-CM code category for orchitis and epididymitis. Report a more specific code from it instead. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. The more specific codes under it are N45.1 Epididymitis, N45.2 Orchitis, N45.3 Epididymo-orchitis and N45.4 Abscess of epididymis or testis. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction and 8 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
This code
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
Inherited from Chapter 14 Diseases of the genitourinary system
- 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)