Q53.9 Undescended testicle, unspecified

Billable ICD-10-CM code, FY2026. Exempt from present-on-admission (POA) reporting.

Applicable to

• Cryptorchism NOS

MS-DRG index

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

Approximate ICD-9-CM (GEMs)

• 752.51 Undescended testis (approximate)

Diagnosis Index entries for Q53.9

• Cryptorchid, cryptorchism, cryptorchidism
• Inguinal › testicle
• Maldescent, testis
• Nondescent (congenital) › testicle

Nearby codes

• Q53.21 Abdominal testis, bilateral
• Q53.211 Bilateral intraabdominal testes
• Q53.212 Bilateral inguinal testes
• Q53.22 Ectopic perineal testis, bilateral
• Q53.23 Bilateral high scrotal testes
• Q53.9 Undescended testicle, unspecified (this code)