N76

Non-billable

Other inflammation of vagina and vulva

Other inflammation of vagina and vulva

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

8

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)
  • senile (atrophic) vaginitis (N95.2)
  • vulvar vestibulitis (N94.810)

Use Additional Code

Additional codes that should follow this code

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

Child Codes (8)

Also Known As / Clinical Terms

Frequently Asked Questions

What is ICD-10 code N76?

ICD-10-CM code N76 represents "Other inflammation of vagina and vulva". It is a non-billable header code — use a more specific child code for billing purposes.

Is N76 a billable code?

No, N76 is a non-billable header code. You need to use one of its more specific child codes for billing. There are 8 child codes under N76.

What chapter is N76 in?

N76 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).

What codes cannot be used with N76?

N76 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 N76?

N76 has 8 child codes, including: N76.0 (Acute vaginitis), N76.1 (Subacute and chronic vaginitis), N76.2 (Acute vulvitis), N76.3 (Subacute and chronic vulvitis), and 4 more.

Are additional codes required with N76?

Yes, when using N76 you should also code: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.

What are the UMLS CUIs for N76?

N76 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0495091. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

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