N48.6

ICD-10-CM Coding Rules

• N48.6

Applicable To

• Peyronie’s disease

• Plastic induration of penis

Approximate Synonyms

• Induratio penis plastica

• Peyronie’s disease

Clinical Information

• A condition characterized by hardening of the penis due to the formation of fibrous plaques on the dorsolateral aspect of the penis, usually involving the membrane tunica albuginea) surrounding the erectile tissue corpus cavernosum penis). This may eventually cause a painful deformity of the shaft or constriction of the urethra, or both.

• Fibromatosis arising from the soft tissues of the penis. It is characterized by the presence of spindle-shaped fibroblasts, and an infiltrative growth pattern. It causes the penis to bend when it becomes erect.

Details

• N48.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes.

• The 2023 edition of ICD-10-CM N48.6 became effective on October 1, 2022.

• This is the American ICD-10-CM version of N48.6 – other international versions of ICD-10 N48.6 may differ.