N40.3 Nodular prostate with lower urinary tract symptoms
Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.
Use additional code
- code for associated symptoms, when specified:
- incomplete bladder emptying (R39.14)
- nocturia (R35.1)
- straining on urination (R39.16)
- urinary frequency (R35.0)
- urinary hesitancy (R39.11)
- urinary incontinence (N39.4-)
- urinary obstruction (N13.8)
- urinary retention (R33.8)
- urinary urgency (R39.15)
- weak urinary stream (R39.12)
Applies from N40 Benign prostatic hyperplasia
Includes
- adenofibromatous hypertrophy of prostate
- benign hypertrophy of the prostate
- benign prostatic hypertrophy
- BPH
- enlarged prostate
- nodular prostate
- polyp of prostate
Excludes1 (never code together)
- benign neoplasms of prostate (adenoma, benign) (fibroadenoma) (fibroma) (myoma) (D29.1)
Excludes2 (not included here)
- malignant neoplasm of prostate (C61)
MS-DRG index
Defines the logic of DRG(s) 725-726 in MDC 12.
Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)
600.11 Nodular prostate with urinary obstruction (approximate)
Medicare Code Edits (MCE v43.1 (April 2026))
Code annotations containing back-references to N40.3
Back-references to N40
- Type 1 Excludes:
D29.1 Benign neoplasm of prostate ("enlarged prostate (N40.-)") - Type 1 Excludes:
N42.1 Congestion and hemorrhage of prostate ("enlarged prostate (N40.-)") - Type 1 Excludes:
N42.1 Congestion and hemorrhage of prostate ("hyperplasia of prostate (N40.-)")
Diagnosis Index entries for N40.3
- Enlargement, enlarged › prostate › with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) › nodular
- Enlargement, enlarged › prostate › nodular › with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
- Hyperplasia, hyperplastic › prostate (adenofibromatous) › with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) › nodular
- Hyperplasia, hyperplastic › prostate (adenofibromatous) › nodular › with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
- Nodule (s), nodular › prostate › with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS)
Nearby codes
N40 Benign prostatic hyperplasiaN40.0 Benign prostatic hyperplasia without lower urinary tract symptomsN40.1 Benign prostatic hyperplasia with lower urinary tract symptomsN40.2 Nodular prostate without lower urinary tract symptomsN40.3 Nodular prostate with lower urinary tract symptoms (this code)