N71.9
BillableInflammatory disease of uterus, unspecified
Inflammatory disease of uterus, unspecified
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
- Inflammatory disease of the uterus28783002
- Uterine inflammatory disease28783002
- Haematometra38280009
- Haemometra38280009
- Hematometra38280009
- Hemometra38280009
- Uterine abscess74945001
- Decidual endometritis75585005
- Endometritis78623009
- Metroperitonitis86070006
- Perimetritis86070006
- Endomyometritis88027004
- Pyometra88981003
- Pyometrium88981003
- Uterine inflammatory diseases excluding the cervix198179003
- Haematopyometra237124006
- Hematopyometra237124006
- Endometritis, excluding cervix286985001
- Atrophic endometrium301455002
- Infection of uterus301775005
- Uterine infection301775005
- Atrophic endometritis713454009
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N71.9?
ICD-10-CM code N71.9 represents "Inflammatory disease of uterus, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N71.9 a billable code?
Yes, N71.9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N71.9 in?
N71.9 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N71.9?
N71.9 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 N71.9?
Yes, when using N71.9 you should also code: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
What SNOMED CT codes does N71.9 map to?
N71.9 maps to 15 SNOMED CT concepts: 713454009, 301455002, 75585005, 78623009, 286985001, and 10 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N71.9?
N71.9 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0269047. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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