N71.0
BillableAcute inflammatory disease of uterus
Acute inflammatory disease of uterus
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
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Myometritis4316006
- Acute endomyometritis14053009
- Acute perimetritis48153009
- Chronic endometritis63922003
- Acute endometritis67667007
- Acute myometritis76151005
- Metroperitonitis86070006
- Perimetritis86070006
- Endomyometritis88027004
- Pyometra88981003
- Pyometrium88981003
- Acute uterine inflammatory disease198180000
- Subacute endometritis198182008
- Subacute endomyometritis198183003
- Subacute myometritis198184009
- Subacute perimetritis198185005
- Subacute pyometra198186006
- Acute on chronic endometritis702716009
- Acute inflammatory disease of uterus with pyometra735619000
- Pyometra co-occurrent and due to acute inflammatory disease of uterus735619000
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N71.0?
ICD-10-CM code N71.0 represents "Acute inflammatory disease of uterus". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N71.0 a billable code?
Yes, N71.0 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N71.0 in?
N71.0 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N71.0?
N71.0 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.
Are additional codes required with N71.0?
Yes, when using N71.0 you should also code: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
What SNOMED CT codes does N71.0 map to?
N71.0 maps to 17 SNOMED CT concepts: 67667007, 14053009, 735619000, 76151005, 702716009, and 12 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N71.0?
N71.0 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0495085. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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