N48.0 Leukoplakia of penis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Applicable to

• Balanitis xerotica obliterans
• Kraurosis of penis
• Lichen sclerosus of external male genital organs

Excludes1 (never code together)

• carcinoma in situ of penis (D07.4)

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 607.0 Leukoplakia of penis (approximate)
• 607.81 Balanitis xerotica obliterans (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to N48.0

Back-references to N48.0

• Type 2 Excludes: L90.0 Lichen sclerosus et atrophicus ("lichen sclerosus of external male genital organs (N48.0)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N48.1 Balanitis ("balanitis xerotica obliterans (N48.0)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N48.2 Other inflammatory disorders of penis ("balanitis xerotica obliterans (N48.0)")

Diagnosis Index entries for N48.0

• Balanitis (circinata) (erosiva) (gangrenosa) (phagedenic) (vulgaris) › xerotica obliterans
• Disease, diseased › white-spot, meaning lichen sclerosus et atrophicus › penis
• Kraurosis › penis
• Leukoplakia › penis (infectional)
• Lichen › albus › penis
• Lichen › atrophicus › penis
• Lichen › sclerosus (et atrophicus) › penis

Nearby codes

• N48 Other disorders of penis
• N48.0 Leukoplakia of penis (this code)
• N48.1 Balanitis
• N48.2 Other inflammatory disorders of penis
• N48.21 Abscess of corpus cavernosum and penis
• N48.22 Cellulitis of corpus cavernosum and penis
• N48.29 Other inflammatory disorders of penis