ICD-10-CM · Chapter 14 · N00–N99
N42
Other and unspecified disorders of prostate
Diseases of the genitourinary system
Heads up:this is a parent code. It's typically not directly billable — you need to drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional digits) to use on a claim.
Quick facts
- Code
- N42
- Type
- Category / header (non-billable)
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 14 — Diseases of the genitourinary system
- Category
- N42
- Specificity
- 3 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM N42 is a category (header) for other and unspecified disorders of prostate. It is generally not reported directly on a claim — coders drill down to a more specific child code (one with additional characters) that matches the documentation. Use the related codes below to find the billable code that fits, and verify against the annual NCHS/CMS guidelines.
Related codes in N42
- N42.0Calculus of prostate
- N42.1Congestion and hemorrhage of prostate
- N42.3Dysplasia of prostate
- N42.30Unspecified dysplasia of prostate
- N42.31Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia
- N42.32Atypical small acinar proliferation of prostate
- N42.39Other dysplasia of prostate
- N42.8Other specified disorders of prostate
- N42.81Prostatodynia syndrome
- N42.82Prostatosis syndrome
- N42.83Cyst of prostate
- N42.89Other specified disorders of prostate
- N42.9Disorder of prostate, unspecified
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