N72
BillableInflammatory disease of cervix uteri
Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri
Coding Notes
Includes
Conditions included under this code
- cervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
- endocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
- exocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
Excludes 1
Codes that cannot be used together with this code (mutual exclusion)
- 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
- •erosion and ectropion of cervix without cervicitisN86
Excludes 2
Conditions not included here, but the patient may have both
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal periodP04-P96
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseasesA00-B99
- •complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperiumO9A)O00
- •congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalitiesQ00-Q99
- •endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseasesE00-E88
- •injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causesS00-T88
- •neoplasmsC00-D49
- •symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classifiedR00-R94
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
ICD-11 Equivalents(1)
ICD-11 Equivalents
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Also Known As / Clinical Terms(143)
SNOMED CT
- Cyst of uterus758002
- Acute cervicitis19272000
- Endocervicitis31354001
- Chronic cervicitis with erosion34543006
- Cervicitis37610005
- Inflammation of cervix37610005
- Inflammatory disease of the cervix37610005
- Trachelitis37610005
- Acute endocervicitis49249007
- Chronic endocervicitis49258000
- Chronic cervicitis56728002
- Endocervicitis with erosion64150007
- Streptococcal cervicitis75530006
- Cervical cyst81956008
- Cyst of cervix81956008
- Cervicitis with erosion83774001
- Follicular cervicitis109867008
- Lymphofollicular cervicitis109867008
- Chronic endocervicitis with erosion111418006
- Acute uterine inflammatory disease198180000
- Cervical, vaginal and vulval inflammatory diseases198198001
- Cervicitis and endocervicitis198199009
- Cervicitis with Nabothian cyst198203009
- Endocervicitis with Nabothian cyst198206001
- Ulcer of uterus198333004
- Ulcer of cervix198338008
- Genital mycoplasma infection240594008
- Atrophy of cervix248915001
- Cervix atrophied248915001
- Contents of os cervix248935000
- Finding of contents of cervix248935000
- Observation of contents of cervix248935000
- Pus at uterine os cervix248938003
- Mycoplasmal pelvic inflammatory disease271488001
- Ulcerative mucositis of cervix428193004
- Acute on chronic cervicitis702717000
- Female pelvic inflammatory disease caused by Mycoplasma genitalium722522009
- Mycoplasma genitalium pelvic inflammatory disease722522009
- Mucous retention cyst of cervix uteri767356009
- Naboth follicles767356009
- Nabothian cyst767356009
- Nabothian cyst of cervix767356009
- Nabothian follicle767356009
- Infection caused by Mycoplasma genitalium1163504003
- Mycoplasma genitalium infection1163504003
- Atrophic cervicitis1259880008
- Infection of cervix uteri1260147006
- Infection of uterine cervix1260147006
- Inflammation of cervix uteri caused by Mycoplasma genitalium1335834005
- Mycoplasma genitalium cervicitis1335834005
- Infective cervicitis1340188003
- Inflammation of cervix uteri due to infection1340188003
- Cervicitis in pregnancy10743651000119105
- Inflammation of cervix in pregnancy10743651000119105
UMLS
- CervicitidesC0007860
- Cervicitides, UterineC0007860
- CervicitisC0007860
- Cervicitis NOSC0007860
- Cervicitis, UterineC0007860
- Cervix inflammationC0007860
- Inflammation of cervixC0007860
- Inflammation of cervix (disorder)C0007860
- Inflammatory disease of cervix uteriC0007860
- Inflammatory disease of the cervixC0007860
- TrachelitisC0007860
- Uterine CervicitidesC0007860
- Uterine CervicitisC0007860
- Uterine cervicitisC0007860
- Uterine cervix inflammationC0007860
- cervicitisC0007860
- cervix inflammationC0007860
- inflammation cervixC0007860
- inflammation of cervixC0007860
- cervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)C4290239
- endocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)C4290240
- exocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)C4290241
Clinical Terms
- Infection of uterine cervix
- Cervicitis, Uterine
- Inflammatory disease of the cervix
- Trachelitis
- Contents of os cervix
- Atrophic cervicitis
- Acute cervicitis
- Observation of contents of cervix
- Inflammation of cervix
- Chronic endocervicitis with erosion
- Lymphofollicular cervicitis
- Cyst of cervix
- Infective cervicitis
- exocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
- Cyst of uterus
- Cervicitis with erosion
- Cervical, vaginal and vulval inflammatory diseases
- Cervicitis with Nabothian cyst
- Mucous retention cyst of cervix uteri
- Atrophy of cervix
- Cervicitides
- Inflammation of cervix uteri caused by Mycoplasma genitalium
- Mycoplasma genitalium pelvic inflammatory disease
- Streptococcal cervicitis
- Cervicitides, Uterine
- Inflammation of cervix (disorder)
- Pus at uterine os cervix
- cervicitis
- Cervicitis in pregnancy
- Mycoplasma genitalium infection
- Cervicitis NOS
- Chronic endocervicitis
- Endocervicitis with erosion
- Genital mycoplasma infection
- Infection of cervix uteri
- Naboth follicles
- Acute endocervicitis
- inflammation cervix
- Mycoplasma genitalium cervicitis
- Acute on chronic cervicitis
- Endocervicitis with Nabothian cyst
- Nabothian cyst
- Uterine Cervicitis
- Ulcer of uterus
- Finding of contents of cervix
- Cervicitis and endocervicitis
- Cervix atrophied
- Infection caused by Mycoplasma genitalium
- Cervix inflammation
- Ulcerative mucositis of cervix
- Chronic cervicitis
- Female pelvic inflammatory disease caused by Mycoplasma genitalium
- Endocervicitis
- Uterine cervix inflammation
- Inflammation of cervix uteri due to infection
- cervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
- Uterine Cervicitides
- endocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
- Cervical cyst
- Chronic cervicitis with erosion
- Nabothian cyst of cervix
- Ulcer of cervix
- Acute uterine inflammatory disease
- Mycoplasmal pelvic inflammatory disease
- Nabothian follicle
- Follicular cervicitis
- Inflammation of cervix in pregnancy
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the ICD-10 code for inflammatory disease of cervix uteri?
The ICD-10-CM code for inflammatory disease of cervix uteri is N72. The full clinical description is "Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri". N72 is a billable/specific code that can be used on insurance claims and medical billing.
What does ICD-10 code N72 mean?
ICD-10-CM code N72 represents “Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri”. It is classified under Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System and is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N72 a billable code?
Yes, N72 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N72 in?
N72 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N72?
N72 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 1 more.
Are additional codes required with N72?
Yes, when using N72, also report: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
What SNOMED CT codes does N72 map to?
N72 maps to 36 SNOMED CT concepts: 19272000, 49249007, 702717000, 198180000, 1259880008, and 31 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N72?
N72 is linked to 4 UMLS Concept Unique Identifiers: C0007860, C4290239, C4290240, C4290241. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
How does N72 relate to ICF functioning codes?
ICF (International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health) codes describe how conditions like inflammatory disease of cervix uteri affect a person's functioning — body functions, activities, participation, and environmental factors. AutoICD provides ICF Core Sets for 12+ conditions and can map clinical text to ICF categories automatically. Browse the ICF directory to explore functioning codes.
What is the ICD-11 equivalent of N72?
N72 maps to the ICD-11 code: GA0Z&XA5WW1.
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