N71
Non-billableInflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix
Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix
This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- endo (myo) metritis
- metritis
- myometritis
- pyometra
- uterine abscess
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)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
Child Codes (3)
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
UMLS
- Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervixC0156333
- Unspecified inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervixC0156333
- Unspecified inflammatory disease of uterus, excl cervixC0156333
- Unspecified inflammatory disease of uterus, excluding cervixC0156333
- MetritisC0269048
- metritisC0269048
- MyometritisC0269053
- Myometritis (disorder)C0269053
- myometritisC0269053
- PyometraC0034215
- Pyometra (disorder)C0034215
- PyometrasC0034215
- PyometriumC0034215
- pyometraC0034215
- Uterine abscessC0878511
- Uterine abscess (disorder)C0878511
- uterine abscessC0878511
- endo (myo) metritisC4290238
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N71?
ICD-10-CM code N71 represents "Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.
Is N71 a billable code?
No, N71 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 N71.
What chapter is N71 in?
N71 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N71?
N71 has Excludes1 notes indicating codes that cannot be used together with it, including: inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs complicating:; abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0); pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-); and 2 more.
What are the subcategories under N71?
N71 has 3 child codes, including: N71.0 (Acute inflammatory disease of uterus), N71.1 (Chronic inflammatory disease of uterus), N71.9 (Inflammatory disease of uterus, unspecified).
Are additional codes required with N71?
Yes, when using N71 you should also code: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N71?
N71 is linked to 6 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0156333, C0269048, C0269053, C0034215, C0878511, and 1 more. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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