N72

Billable

Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

Status

Billable / Specific

Block

N70-N77

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 cervicitis (N86)

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code N72?

ICD-10-CM code N72 represents "Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri". It 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 you should also code: 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.

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