N76.6
BillableUlceration of vulva
Ulceration of vulva
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)
- 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
Also Known As / Clinical Terms
SNOMED CT
- Vaginal ulcer31066003
- Vaginal ulceration31066003
- Ulceration of vulva68640004
- Vulvar ulceration68640004
- Lipschütz ulcer70718000
- Ulcus vulvae acutum70718000
- Ulcers of female genital organs95595008
- MAGIC (mouth and genital ulcers inflamed cartilage) syndrome238850005
- MAGIC syndrome238850005
- Mouth and genital ulcers with inflamed cartilage syndrome238850005
- Erosive vulvitis387681000
- Noma vulvae387681000
- Non-infective ulcerative disorder of female genitalia402708008
- Sutton ulcer (vulval aphthosis)403479008
- Sutton's ulcer (vulval aphthosis)403479008
- Vulval aphthosis403480006
- Erosion of vulvar labia427537009
- Superficial ulcer of vulva labia427537009
- Genital labial ulcer427788009
- Labial ulceration427788009
- Ulcer of genital labium427788009
- Ulceration of vulva and vagina721591008
- Vulvovaginal ulceration721591008
- Recurrent mouth ulcer723177002
- Recurrent oral ulceration723177002
- Recurrent ulcer of mouth723177002
- Ulcerative inflammation of vulva and vagina737167007
- Vulvovaginal ulceration and inflammation737167007
Frequently Asked Questions
What is ICD-10 code N76.6?
ICD-10-CM code N76.6 represents "Ulceration of vulva". It is a billable/specific code that can be used on a claim.
Is N76.6 a billable code?
Yes, N76.6 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code and can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a medical claim.
What chapter is N76.6 in?
N76.6 is in Chapter 14: Diseases of the Genitourinary System (codes N00-N99).
What codes cannot be used with N76.6?
N76.6 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 N76.6?
Yes, when using N76.6 you should also code: code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent.
What SNOMED CT codes does N76.6 map to?
N76.6 maps to 14 SNOMED CT concepts: 427537009, 387681000, 427788009, 70718000, 238850005, and 9 more. SNOMED CT is a clinical terminology used in electronic health records.
What are the UMLS CUIs for N76.6?
N76.6 is linked to 1 UMLS Concept Unique Identifier: C0156339. The UMLS (Unified Medical Language System) integrates multiple biomedical vocabularies maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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