ICD-10-CM › N00-N99 › N60-N65 › N64.5 Other signs and symptoms in breast › N64.51
Induration of breast
ValidICD-10-CM diagnosis code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2007 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.
- FY2007 Added to the draft code set draft Induration of breast
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 N64 Other disorders of breast
Excludes2 - not included here
- mechanical complication of breast prosthesis and implant (T85.4-)
Inherited from the N60-N65 section Disorders of breast (N60-N65)
Excludes1 - never coded here
- disorders of breast associated with childbirth (O91-O92)
How CDC's index refers to this code
Wording from the official alphabetic index. Much of it appears nowhere in the code description, which is why a search for the everyday phrase so often finds nothing.
- Induration, indurated > breast
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| N64.52 | Nipple discharge | Valid |
| N64.53 | Retraction of nipple | Valid |
| N64.59 | Other signs and symptoms in breast | Valid |