ICD-10-CM · Chapter 17 · Q00–Q99
Q53.212
Bilateral inguinal testes
Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
Quick facts
- Code
- Q53.212
- Type
- Billable code
- ICD-10-CM chapter
- Chapter 17 — Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
- Category
- Q53 — Undescended and ectopic testicle
- Specificity
- 6 characters
How coders use this code
ICD-10-CM Q53.212 is a billable, fully specified code, so it can be reported directly on a claim to document a diagnosis of bilateral inguinal testes. Coders assign it when the chart documentation supports this level of detail, always matching to the most specific code available and verifying against the chapter-specific guidelines published annually by NCHS/CMS.
Related codes in Q53
- Q53Undescended and ectopic testicle
- Q53.0Ectopic testis
- Q53.00Ectopic testis, unspecified
- Q53.01Ectopic testis, unilateral
- Q53.02Ectopic testes, bilateral
- Q53.1Undescended testicle, unilateral
- Q53.10Unspecified undescended testicle, unilateral
- Q53.11Abdominal testis, unilateral
- Q53.111Unilateral intraabdominal testis
- Q53.112Unilateral inguinal testis
- Q53.12Ectopic perineal testis, unilateral
- Q53.13Unilateral high scrotal testis
- Q53.2Undescended testicle, bilateral
- Q53.20Undescended testicle, unspecified, bilateral
- Q53.21Abdominal testis, bilateral
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