N44.04 Torsion of appendix epididymis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Acts as a Complication or Comorbidity (CC) as a secondary diagnosis.

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 729-730 in MDC 12.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 608.24 Torsion of appendix epididymis

Code annotations containing back-references to N44.04

Back-references to N44.0

• Type 2 Excludes: N50 Other and unspecified disorders of male genital organs ("torsion of testis (N44.0-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for N44.04

• Torsion › appendix epididymis
• Torsion › epididymis (appendix)

Nearby codes

• N44.0 Torsion of testis
• N44.00 Torsion of testis, unspecified
• N44.01 Extravaginal torsion of spermatic cord
• N44.02 Intravaginal torsion of spermatic cord
• N44.03 Torsion of appendix testis
• N44.04 Torsion of appendix epididymis (this code)
• N44.1 Cyst of tunica albuginea testis
• N44.2 Benign cyst of testis
• N44.8 Other noninflammatory disorders of the testis