N48.1 vs N48.2
N48.1 (Balanitis) compared with N48.2 (Other inflammatory disorders of penis), 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. N48.2 carries an Excludes1 note covering N48.1: “balanitis (N48.1)”
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
| N48.1Balanitis | N48.2Other inflammatory disorders of penis | |
|---|---|---|
| Billing status | Billable | Non-billable header |
| Classification | N00-N99 — Diseases of the Genitourinary System (N00-N99) | N00-N99 — Diseases of the Genitourinary System (N00-N99) |
| Definition | Balanitis is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code (N48.1). | Other inflammatory disorders of penis is a non-billable ICD-10-CM category code (N48.2). |
| Use additional code | code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent | code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent. |
Derived from the official CMS ICD-10-CM tabular data (FY2026). Not billing advice; verify sequencing rules for the encounter. All data sources