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Q53.9

Billable

Undescended testicle, unspecified

Undescended testicle, unspecified

Coding Notes

Inclusion Terms

Alternative clinical terms for this condition

  • Cryptorchism NOS

Excludes 2

Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both

Related Codes(3)
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)

ICD-11 Equivalents

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Corresponding ICD-11 codes from the WHO crosswalk mapping

Also Known As / Clinical Terms(101)

Clinical Terms

  • cryptorchidism
  • Cryptorchism NOS
  • Testis, Undescended
  • Maldescent of testis
  • maldescended testis
  • CRYPTORCHIDISM, UNILATERAL OR BILATERAL
  • Progenia
  • Cryptorchidism, arachnodactyly, intellectual disability syndrome
  • Intellectual disability, craniofacial dysmorphism, cryptorchidism syndrome
  • testes undescend
  • Exognathia
  • testicles undescended
  • undescended testes
  • Congenital prognathism
  • Cryptorchism
  • Prognathia
  • testicle undescended
  • Male infertility due to undescended testicle
  • undescend testicle
  • Intellectual disability, hypotonia, brachycephaly, pyloric stenosis, cryptorchidism syndrome
  • Spigelian hernia with cryptorchidism syndrome
  • Testes, Undescended
  • Undescended Testis
  • Undescended testicle (disorder)
  • X-linked microcephaly, growth retardation, prognathism, cryptorchidism syndrome
  • Testicle maldescended
  • Big jaw
  • Maldescended testicle
  • UDT - Undescended testes
  • Male infertility due to cryptorchidism
  • IDT - Imperfectly descended testis
  • Van Benthem Driessen Hanveld syndrome
  • Cryptorchidism (unilateral or bilateral)
  • Undescended testicles
  • Torticollis, keloids, cryptorchidism, renal dysplasia syndrome
  • Prognathism
  • Imperfectly descended testis
  • Spigelian hernia
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for undescended testicle, unspecified?

The ICD-10-CM code for undescended testicle, unspecified is Q53.9. The full clinical description is "Undescended testicle, unspecified". Q53.9 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.

What does ICD-10 code Q53.9 mean?

ICD-10-CM code Q53.9 represents “Undescended testicle, unspecified”. It is classified under Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.

Is Q53.9 a billable code?

Yes, Q53.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.

What chapter is Q53.9 in?

Q53.9 is in Chapter 17: Congenital Malformations, Deformations and Chromosomal Abnormalities (codes Q00-Q99).

What codes cannot be used with Q53.9?

Q53.9 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-); syndromes associated with anomalies in the number and form of chromosomes (Q90-Q99).

What SNOMED CT codes does Q53.9 map to?

Q53.9 maps to 10 SNOMED CT concepts: 72855002, 204878001, 764950001, 773581009, 773621003, and 5 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.

What are the UMLS CUIs for Q53.9?

Q53.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0010417. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

How does Q53.9 relate to ICF functioning codes?

ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like undescended testicle, unspecified affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.

What is the ICD-11 equivalent of Q53.9?

Q53.9 maps to the ICD-11 code: LB52.Z (Cryptorchidism, unspecified).

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.