LB55

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Epispadias

Description

Epispadias is a congenital genitourinary malformation belonging to the spectrum of the exstrophy-epispadias complex and is characterised in males by an ectopic meatus or a mucosal strip in place of the urethra on the penile dorsum and in females by bifid clitoris and a variable cleft of the urethra.

Index terms

  • Epispadias
  • anaspadias
  • female epispadias
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  • male epispadias

Excludes

  • LB53 – Hypospadias

Exclusions from above levels

  • LD2A – Disorders of sex development leading to sexual ambiguity
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/733825440 – Inborn errors of metabolism

Sibling codes

  • LB50 – Micropenis or penis agenesis
  • LB51 – Anorchia or microorchidia
  • LB52 – Cryptorchidism
  • LB53 – Hypospadias
  • LB54 – Congenital chordee
  • LB56 – Bifid scrotum
  • LB57 – Agenesis of vas deferens
  • LB58 – Polyorchidism
  • LB59 – Hypoplasia of testis or scrotum
  • LB5Y – Other specified structural developmental anomalies of the male genital system
  • LB5Z – Structural developmental anomalies of the male genital system, unspecified

Foundation entity

Epispadias – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/397402420

Part of: 20: Developmental anomalies