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Q55

Other congenital malformations of male genital organs

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 10 more specific codes instead:

  • Q55.0 Absence and aplasia of testis
  • Q55.1 Hypoplasia of testis and scrotum
  • Q55.2 Other and unspecified congenital malformations of testis and scrotum (also a header)
  • Q55.3 Atresia of vas deferens
  • Q55.4 Other congenital malformations of vas deferens, epididymis, seminal vesicles and prostate
  • Q55.5 Congenital absence and aplasia of penis
  • Q55.6 Other congenital malformations of penis (also a header)
  • Q55.7 Congenital vasocutaneous fistula
  • Q55.8 Other specified congenital malformations of male genital organs
  • Q55.9 Congenital malformation of male genital organ, unspecified

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.

  1. FY2012 Added to the draft code set draft Other congenital malformations of male genital organs

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.

This code

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • congenital hydrocele (P83.5)
  • hypospadias (Q54.-)

Inherited from the Q50-Q56 section Congenital malformations of genital organs (Q50-Q56)

Excludes1 - never coded here

  • androgen insensitivity syndrome (E34.5-)
  • syndromes associated with anomalies in the number and form of chromosomes (Q90-Q99)