N48.1 Balanitis

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026.

Excludes1 (never code together)

• amebic balanitis (A06.8)
• balanitis xerotica obliterans (N48.0)
• candidal balanitis (B37.42)
• gonococcal balanitis (A54.23)
• herpesviral [herpes simplex] balanitis (A60.01)

Use additional code

• code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

MS-DRG index

Defines the logic of DRG(s) 727-728 in MDC 12.

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 607.1 Balanoposthitis (approximate)

Code annotations containing back-references to N48.1

Back-references to N48.1

• Type 1 Excludes: N47.6 Balanoposthitis ("balanitis (N48.1)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N48.2 Other inflammatory disorders of penis ("balanitis (N48.1)")
• Type 1 Excludes: N49 Inflammatory disorders of male genital organs, not elsewhere classified ("inflammation of penis (N48.1, N48.2-)")

Diagnosis Index entries for N48.1

• Balanitis (circinata) (erosiva) (gangrenosa) (phagedenic) (vulgaris)
• Corbus' disease (gangrenous balanitis)

Nearby codes

• N48 Other disorders of penis
• N48.0 Leukoplakia of penis
• N48.1 Balanitis (this code)
• 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
• N48.3 Priapism