ICD-10-CM Code N71
Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix
Non-Billable Code
Non-Billable means the code is not sufficient justification for admission to an acute care hospital when used a principal diagnosis. Use a child code to capture more detail.ICD Code N71 is a non-billable code. To code a diagnosis of this type, you must use one of the three child codes of N71 that describes the diagnosis 'inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix' in more detail.
- N71 Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix NON-BILLABLE
The ICD code N71 is used to code Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease or pelvic inflammatory disorder (PID) is an infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system namely the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, and inside of the pelvis. Often there may be no symptoms. Signs and symptoms, when present may include lower abdominal pain, vaginal discharge, fever, burning with urination, pain with sex, or irregular menstruation. Untreated PID can result in long term complications including infertility, ectopic pregnancy, chronic pelvic pain, and cancer.
| Specialty: | Gynecology |
| MeSH Codes: | D000292, D000292, D000292 |
| ICD 9 Codes: | 614, 615, 616 |
Drawing showing the usual sites of infection in pelvic inflammatory disease
Coding Notes for N71 Info for medical coders on how to properly use this ICD-10 code
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Code Includes Notes:
Includes
Includes notes further define, or give examples of, conditions included in the section. - Endo (myo) metritis
- Metritis
- Myometritis
- Pyometra
- Uterine abscess
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Additional Code Note:
Use Additional Code
Use Additional Code note means a second code must be used in conjunction with this code. Codes with this note are Etiology codes and must be followed by a Manifestation code or codes. - Code See Section B95-B97, to identify infectious agent
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Code Type-1 Excludes:
Type-1 Excludes
Type-1 Excludes mean the conditions excluded are mutually exclusive and should never be coded together. Excludes 1 means "do not code here." - Hyperplastic endometritis - instead, use code N85.0-
- Infection of uterus following delivery - instead, use Code O85, O86.-)
ICD-10-CM Alphabetical Index References for 'N71 - Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix'
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