1. N43 Hydrocele and spermatocele

    Includes:

    • hydrocele of spermatic cord, testis or tunica vaginalis

    Excludes1

    • congenital hydrocele (P83.5)
    1. N43.0 Encysted hydrocele

    2. N43.1 Infected hydrocele

    3. N43.2 Other hydrocele

    4. N43.3 Hydrocele, unspecified

    5. N43.4 Spermatocele of epididymis

      Inclusion term(s):

      • Spermatic cyst
      1. N43.40 Spermatocele of epididymis, unspecified

      2. N43.41 Spermatocele of epididymis, single

      3. N43.42 Spermatocele of epididymis, multiple

Abbreviations used here:

NEC Not elsewhere classifiable
This abbreviation in the Tabular List represents “other specified”. When a specific code is not available for a condition, the Tabular List includes an NEC entry under a code to identify the code as the “other specified” code.

NOS Not otherwise specified
This abbreviation is the equivalent of unspecified.