N73.6
BillableFemale pelvic peritoneal adhesions (postinfective)
Female pelvic peritoneal adhesions (postinfective)
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)
- postprocedural pelvic peritoneal adhesions (N99.4)
Use Additional Code
Additional codes that should follow this code
- code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Tubo-ovarian adhesions30406004
- Tubo-ovarian peritoneal adhesion30406004
- Female pelvic peritoneal adhesions62394006
- Peritubal adhesions77681005
- Peritubal peritoneal adhesion77681005
- Adhesion of paraovarian tissue237051006
- Adhesion of periovarian tissue237051006
- Para-ovarian adhesion237051006
- Paraovarian adhesion237051006
- Parovarian adhesion237051006
- Periovarian adhesion237051006
- Adhesions of uterus301789000
- Uterine adhesions301789000
- Female infertility due to pelvic peritoneal adhesion712585005
- Adhesions of fimbria of fallopian tube717955002
- Fimbrial adhesions717955002
- Adhesion of pelvic peritoneum724459009
- Pelvic peritoneal adhesion724459009
- Adhesions due to endometriosis735621005
- Endometriosis related adhesions735621005
- Adhesion of pelvis768757004
- Dense adhesions of rectovaginal pouch due to endometriosis1144937005
- Dense adhesions of uterine adnexa due to endometriosis1144938000
- Dense adnexal adhesions due to endometriosis1144938000
- Adhesions of rectovaginal pouch due to endometriosis1144967004
- Adhesions of adnexa of uterus due to endometriosis1144969001
- Adnexal adhesions due to endometriosis1144969001
- Filmy adhesions of adnexa of uterus due to endometriosis1144982009
- Filmy uterine adnexal adhesions due to endometriosis1144982009
- Filmy adhesions of rectovaginal pouch due to endometriosis1144990009
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N73.6?
ICD-10-CM code N73.6 represents "Female pelvic peritoneal adhesions (postinfective)". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N73.6 a billable code?
Yes, N73.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N73.6 in?
N73.6 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N73.6?
N73.6 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 N73.6?
Yes, when using N73.6 you should also code: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent..
What SNOMED CT codes does N73.6 map to?
N73.6 maps to 16 SNOMED CT concepts: 237051006, 724459009, 768757004, 735621005, 1144969001, and 11 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N73.6?
N73.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C2903121. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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