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Q55.2

Other and unspecified congenital malformations of testis and scrotum

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 5 more specific codes instead:

  • Q55.20 Unspecified congenital malformations of testis and scrotum
  • Q55.21 Polyorchism
  • Q55.22 Retractile testis
  • Q55.23 Scrotal transposition
  • Q55.29 Other congenital malformations of testis and scrotum

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 and unspecified congenital malformations of testis and scrotum

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 Q55 Other congenital malformations of male genital organs

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)

Codes in the same group

CodeDescriptionStatus
Q55.0 Absence and aplasia of testis Valid
Q55.1 Hypoplasia of testis and scrotum Valid
Q55.3 Atresia of vas deferens Valid
Q55.4 Other congenital malformations of vas deferens, epididymis, seminal vesicles and prostate Valid
Q55.5 Congenital absence and aplasia of penis Valid
Q55.6 Other congenital malformations of penis Not billable
Q55.7 Congenital vasocutaneous fistula Valid
Q55.8 Other specified congenital malformations of male genital organs Valid
Q55.9 Congenital malformation of male genital organ, unspecified Valid