Spermatocele of epididymis

Not billableICD-10-CM diagnosis code.

This code exists but cannot be submitted on its own. It groups the more specific codes beneath it.

A category header for its whole life, FY2016 onwards. It has never been valid for submission on its own.

Submit one of these 3 more specific codes instead:

N43.40 Spermatocele of epididymis, unspecified
N43.41 Spermatocele of epididymis, single
N43.42 Spermatocele of epididymis, multiple

What has happened to this code

Every change the publisher made, from 2012 to now. Entries marked draft are from the pre-implementation releases: ICD-10 took effect on 1 October 2015, so nothing before FY2016 was ever valid on a claim.

FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Spermatocele of epididymis

Official coding rules

Published by CDC for FY2027. A rule attached to a category binds every code beneath it, so the rules inherited from this code's ancestors are shown with the code they come from.

Inherited from N43 Hydrocele and spermatocele

Excludes1 - never coded here

congenital hydrocele (P83.5)

Includes

hydrocele of spermatic cord, testis or tunica vaginalis

Codes in the same group

Code	Description	Status
N43.0	Encysted hydrocele	Valid
N43.1	Infected hydrocele	Valid
N43.2	Other hydrocele	Valid
N43.3	Hydrocele, unspecified	Valid