N48.1
BillableBalanitis
Balanitis
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
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)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Balanitis circinata9076009
- Balanitis44882003
- Reactive arthritis triad67224007
- Reiter disease67224007
- Reiter's disease67224007
- Reiter's syndrome67224007
- Urethrooculoarticular syndrome67224007
- Balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis236743008
- Plasma cell balanitis236743008
- Plasmocytic balanitis236743008
- Zoon's balanitis236743008
- Circinate balanitis co-occurrent with reactive arthritis triad236744002
- Circinate balanitis of Reiter disease236744002
- Circinate balanitis of Reiter's disease236744002
- Bacterial balanitis236745001
- Anaerobic balanitis236746000
- Mycoplasma balanitis236748004
- Genital mycoplasma infection240594008
- Trichomonal balanitis248534009
- Erosive balanitis255483000
- Infective balanitis309091003
- Gangrenous balanitis397889003
- Phagedaenic balanitis397889003
- Phagedenic balanitis397889003
- Traumatic balanitis403462002
- Irritant balanitis403463007
- Acute infective balanitis403464001
- Chronic infective balanitis403465000
- Micaceous and keratotic balanitis403466004
- Reactive arthritis of spine104681000119106
UMLS
- BalanitidesC0004690
- BalanitisC0004690
- Balanitis (disorder)C0004690
- Balanitis NOSC0004690
- Inflammation of penisC0004690
- Inflammatory disorder of penisC0004690
- Inflammatory disorder of penis (disorder)C0004690
- Penis inflammationC0004690
- balanitisC0004690
- inflammation of penisC0004690
- inflammation penisC0004690
- penile inflammationC0004690
- penis inflammationC0004690
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N48.1?
ICD-10-CM code N48.1 represents "Balanitis". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N48.1 a billable code?
Yes, N48.1 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N48.1 in?
N48.1 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N48.1?
N48.1 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: amebic balanitis (A06.8); balanitis xerotica obliterans (N48.0); candidal balanitis (B37.42); and 2 more.
Are additional codes required with N48.1?
Yes, when using N48.1 you should also code: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
What SNOMED CT codes does N48.1 map to?
N48.1 maps to 19 SNOMED CT concepts: 403464001, 236746000, 236745001, 44882003, 9076009, and 14 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N48.1?
N48.1 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0004690. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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