N49.8
Inflammatory disorders of other specified male genital organs
N49.8 (also written N498) is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code for inflammatory disorders of other specified male genital organs. It is part of the FY2027 code set, effective October 1, 2026. It is one of the 6 codes in category N49 (Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified). The Alphabetic Index lists it under 8 entries. Its coding notes include a Use additional code instruction, 2 Excludes1 entries and 8 Excludes2 entries.
Use additional code
Add the listed code as a secondary code, if known.
Excludes1
Not coded here. The listed conditions generally should not be reported together.
Excludes2
Not included here. Both codes may be reported if the patient has both conditions.
Also from chapter/block level (8 notes)
- 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.
Home Health Primary
Accepted as the primary (principal) diagnosis on a home health claim. The Home Health Grouper assigns it to the MMTA - Gastrointestinal tract and Genitourinary system clinical group.
Source: CMS Home Health Grouper Software v07.2.26, effective October 1, 2026Inclusion terms
Conditions classified to this code.
- Inflammation of multiple sites in male genital organs
Alphabetic Index terms
Terms the official Alphabetic Index lists for this code. 8 entries
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), genital organ or tract, male, multiple sites
- Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic), genital organ or tract, male, specified NEC
- Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative), genital organ NEC, male, multiple sites
- Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative), genital organ NEC, male, specified NEC
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), genital organ or tract, male, multiple sites
- Infection, infected, infective (opportunistic), genital organ or tract, male, specified NEC
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), genital organ (internal) (diffuse), male, multiple sites
- Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation), genital organ (internal) (diffuse), male, specified NEC