N71Non-billable
Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix
Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system
Includes
5 items
Includes
5 items- •endo (myo) metritis
- •metritis
- •myometritis
- •pyometra
- •uterine abscess
Use Additional Code
1 item
Use Additional Code
- •code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
Coding Guidance
N71 should not be used for reimbursement purposes as there are more specific codes below it that contain a greater level of detail. See Related Codes to drill down to more specific billable codes for appropriate reimbursement.
Additional Information from Parent Codes
The following information may apply to this code from its parent codes in the ICD-10 hierarchy. This information is important for proper coding and classification.
Parent Codes Referenced:
Excludes2
8 items
Excludes2
From N00-N99:
- •certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
- •certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
- •
- •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)