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F52.21 vs N52.37

F52.21 (Male erectile disorder) compared with N52.37 (Erectile dysfunction following prostate ablative therapy), from the official CMS tabular data. Do not report these codes together: the official tabular list marks them Excludes1.

Can these codes be reported together?

No — do not report together. F52.21 carries an Excludes1 note covering N52.37: “impotence of organic origin (N52.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. F52.21 carries an Excludes1 note covering N52.37: “impotence NOS (N52.-)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

No — do not report together. N52.37 carries an Excludes1 note covering F52.21: “psychogenic impotence (F52.21)”

Sole exception: when the two conditions are documented as unrelated to each other (ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines, Section I.A.12.a).

Side by side

F52.21Male erectile disorderN52.37Erectile dysfunction following prostate ablative therapy
Billing statusBillableBillable
ClassificationF01-F99 — Mental, Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Disorders (F01-F99)N00-N99 — Diseases of the Genitourinary System (N00-N99)
DefinitionMale erectile disorder is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (F52.21).Erectile dysfunction following prostate ablative therapy is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (N52.37).
Includes
Erectile disorder
Psychogenic impotence
Erectile dysfunction following cryotherapy
Erectile dysfunction following other prostate ablative therapies
Erectile dysfunction following ultrasound ablative therapies

Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources