N46.1

Applicable To

• Male infertility due to germinal cell desquamation

• Male infertility due to hypospermatogenesis

• Male infertility due to incomplete spermatogenic arrest

Clinical Information

• A condition of suboptimal concentration of spermatozoa in the ejaculated semen to ensure successful fertilization of an ovum. In humans, oligospermia is defined as a sperm count below 20 million per milliliter semen.

• A disorder characterized by a decrease in the number of spermatozoa in the semen.

• Decreased number of spermatozoa in the semen.

Details

• N46.1 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are multiple codes below it that contain a greater level of detail.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM N46.1 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N46.1 – other international versions of ICD-10 N46.1 may differ.