N48.33

Priapism, drug-induced

FY2027Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system/N40–N53 Diseases of male genital organs

BillableComplete code, valid to report
Care settingsHospital CC

N48.33 (also written N4833) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for priapism, drug-induced. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 17 codes in category N48 (Other disorders of penis). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 1 entry. Its coding notes include a Code first instruction and 8 Excludes2 entries.

Code first

If the underlying condition listed here is present and known, sequence it first.

Inherited from N48.3 Priapism
  • underlying cause

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)

Care settings

How CMS programs treat this code. These are CMS claim edits and list entries, not coverage or eligibility rules.

Hospital CC

Counts as a complication or comorbidity (CC) when reported as a secondary diagnosis on an inpatient claim. It does not count when the principal diagnosis is one of the 31 codes in its exclusion list. Some MS-DRGs also ignore a CC or MCC that defines the DRG.

Source: CMS MS-DRG Definitions Manual v44, effective October 1, 2026, Appendix C

Alphabetic Index terms

Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 1 entry