N61
Non-billableInflammatory disorders of breast
Inflammatory disorders of breast
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
- congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99)
- endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88)
- injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88)
- neoplasms (C00-D49)
- symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94)
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Inflammatory breast diseaseC3495439
- Inflammatory disease of breastC3495439
- Inflammatory disorder of breastC3495439
- Inflammatory disorder of breast (disorder)C3495439
- Inflammatory disorders of breastC3495439
- MastitisC3495439
- breast inflammationC3495439
- breasts inflammationC3495439
- inflammatory breast diseaseC3495439
- inflammatory disease of breastC3495439
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N61?
ICD-10-CM code N61 represents "Inflammatory disorders of breast". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is N61 a billable code?
No, N61 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 3 child codes under N61.
What chapter is N61 in?
N61 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N61?
N61 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: disorders of breast associated with childbirth (O91-O92); inflammatory carcinoma of breast (C50.9); inflammatory disorder of breast associated with childbirth (O91.-); and 2 more.
What are the subcategories under N61?
N61 has 3 child codes, including: N61.0 (Mastitis without abscess), N61.1 (Abscess of the breast and nipple), N61.2 (Granulomatous mastitis).
What are the UMLS CUIs for N61?
N61 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C3495439. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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