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N73

Non-billable

Other female pelvic inflammatory diseases

Other female pelvic inflammatory diseases

This is a header/category code. For billing purposes, use a more specific child code from the list below.

Status

Non-billable / Header

Block

N70-N77

Child Codes

9

Coding Notes

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.-)

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 (9)

N73.0

Acute parametritis and pelvic cellulitis

BillableN73.1

Chronic parametritis and pelvic cellulitis

BillableN73.2

Unspecified parametritis and pelvic cellulitis

BillableN73.3

Female acute pelvic peritonitis

BillableN73.4

Female chronic pelvic peritonitis

BillableN73.5

Female pelvic peritonitis, unspecified

BillableN73.6

Female pelvic peritoneal adhesions (postinfective)

BillableN73.8

Other specified female pelvic inflammatory diseases

BillableN73.9

Female pelvic inflammatory disease, unspecified

Billable

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

UMLS

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code N73?

ICD-10-CM code N73 represents "Other female pelvic inflammatory diseases". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is N73 a billable code?

No, N73 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 9 child codes under N73.

What chapter is N73 in?

N73 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).

What codes cannot be used with N73?

N73 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.-).

What are the subcategories under N73?

N73 has 9 child codes, including: N73.0 (Acute parametritis and pelvic cellulitis), N73.1 (Chronic parametritis and pelvic cellulitis), N73.2 (Unspecified parametritis and pelvic cellulitis), N73.3 (Female acute pelvic peritonitis), and 5 more.

Are additional codes required with N73?

Yes, when using N73 you should also code: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent..

What are the UMLS CUIs for N73?

N73 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0495087. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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Includes SNOMED Clinical Terms® (SNOMED CT®) used by permission of SNOMED International. Includes content from the UMLS Metathesaurus, courtesy of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.