N73.5
BillableFemale pelvic peritonitis, unspecified
Female pelvic peritonitis, unspecified
Coding Notes
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
- Abscess of pouch of Douglas6033008
- Abscess of female pelvis43522000
- Female pelvic abscess43522000
- Chronic abscess of female pelvis64532005
- Chronic abscess of the female pelvis64532005
- Chronic pelvic abscess - female64532005
- Chronic abscess of pouch of Douglas91155009
- Chronic abscess of the pouch of Douglas91155009
- Pelvic peritonitis788010000
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N73.5?
ICD-10-CM code N73.5 represents "Female pelvic peritonitis, unspecified". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N73.5 a billable code?
Yes, N73.5 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N73.5 in?
N73.5 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N73.5?
N73.5 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.-).
Are additional codes required with N73.5?
Yes, when using N73.5 you should also code: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent..
What SNOMED CT codes does N73.5 map to?
N73.5 maps to 5 SNOMED CT concepts: 43522000, 6033008, 64532005, 91155009, 788010000. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N73.5?
N73.5 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0269031. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Automate ICD-10 Coding With AI
Send clinical text to the AutoICD API and get back structured ICD-10 codes with confidence scores. Integrates into any EHR or billing system in minutes.
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.