N40
Non-billableBenign prostatic hyperplasia
Benign prostatic hyperplasia
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- adenofibromatous hypertrophy of prostate
- benign hypertrophy of the prostate
- benign prostatic hypertrophy
- BPH
- enlarged prostate
- nodular prostate
- polyp of prostate
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- benign neoplasms of prostate (adenoma, benign) (fibroadenoma) (fibroma) (myoma) (D29.1)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- 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)
- malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61)
Child Codes (4)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- BEP - Benign enlargement of prostateC1704272
- BPHC1704272
- BPH - benign prostatic hyperplasiaC1704272
- Benign Hyperplasia of ProstateC1704272
- Benign Hyperplasia of the ProstateC1704272
- Benign Prostate HyperplasiaC1704272
- Benign Prostatic HyperplasiaC1704272
- Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia - BPHC1704272
- Benign Prostatic HyperplasiasC1704272
- Benign Prostatic HypertrophyC1704272
- Benign enlargement of prostateC1704272
- Benign prostatic hyperplasiaC1704272
- Benign prostatic hyperplasia (disorder)C1704272
- Benign prostatic hypertrophyC1704272
- Enlarged Prostate (BPH)C1704272
- Enlarged prostate (benign)C1704272
- Hyperplasia, Benign ProstaticC1704272
- Hyperplasias, Benign ProstaticC1704272
- Hypertrophy, Benign ProstaticC1704272
- Nodular hyperplasia of prostate glandC1704272
- PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA, BENIGNC1704272
- Prostate AdenomaC1704272
- Prostatic Hyperplasia, BenignC1704272
- Prostatic Hyperplasias, BenignC1704272
- Prostatic Hypertrophy, BenignC1704272
- Prostatic hypertrophy (benign)C1704272
- benign enlarged prostateC1704272
- benign hypertrophy of the prostateC1704272
- benign prostate enlargementC1704272
- benign prostate hyperplasiaC1704272
- benign prostate hypertrophyC1704272
- benign prostatic hyperplasiaC1704272
- benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)C1704272
- benign prostatic hypertrophyC1704272
- prostate hyperplasiaC1704272
- prostate hypertrophyC1704272
- prostatic hyperplasiaC1704272
- prostatic hypertrophyC1704272
- Enlarged prostateC0426732
- Enlarged prostate NOSC0426732
- Large prostateC0426732
- Large prostate (finding)C0426732
- ProstatomegalyC0426732
- enlarged prostateC0426732
- enlargement of prostateC0426732
- enlargement prostateC0426732
- large prostateC0426732
- of prostate enlargementC0426732
- prostate enlargedC0426732
- prostate enlargementC0426732
- Hypertrophies, ProstaticC1739363
- Hypertrophy, ProstaticC1739363
- Prostatic HypertrophiesC1739363
- Prostatic HypertrophyC1739363
- Prostatic area hypertrophyC1739363
- Prostatic hypertrophyC1739363
- adenofibromatous hypertrophy of prostateC1739363
- Nodular prostateC0748012
- nodular prostateC0748012
- polyp of prostateC0878778
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N40?
ICD-10-CM code N40 represents "Benign prostatic hyperplasia". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is N40 a billable code?
No, N40 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 4 child codes under N40.
What chapter is N40 in?
N40 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N40?
N40 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: benign neoplasms of prostate (adenoma, benign) (fibroadenoma) (fibroma) (myoma) (D29.1).
What are the subcategories under N40?
N40 has 4 child codes, including: N40.0 (Benign prostatic hyperplasia without lower urinry tract symp), N40.1 (Benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symp), N40.2 (Nodular prostate without lower urinary tract symptoms), N40.3 (Nodular prostate with lower urinary tract symptoms).
What are the UMLS CUIs for N40?
N40 is linked to 5 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C1704272, C0426732, C1739363, C0748012, C0878778. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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