DxCodebookFY2027 · Oct 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2027

Block · Chapter 14

N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77)

Block N70-N77 groups 8 categories with 39 billable codes in FY2027.

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 14 Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
  2. N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77)

Neighbouring blocks

Categories
8
Billable codes
39
CC codes
9
MCC codes
1
HCC V28 codes
1
New FY2027
0

Categories in N70-N77

  • N70

    Salpingitis and oophoritis

    Metrosalpingitis → N70.91

    • 9 billable codes
    • 3 CC
  • N71

    Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix

    Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative) → N71.9

    • 3 billable codes
    • 1 CC
  • N72

    Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

    Cervicocolpitis (emphysematosa) (see also Cervicitis) → N72

    • Billable, no subdivisions
  • N73

    Other female pelvic inflammatory diseases

    Parametritis → N73.2

    • 9 billable codes
    • 2 CC
    • 1 MCC
  • N74

    Female pelvic inflammatory disorders in diseases classified elsewhere

    Disorder (of)inflammatorypelvic, in diseases classified elsewhere → N74

    • Billable, no subdivisions
  • N75

    Diseases of Bartholin's gland

    Bartholinitis (suppurating) → N75.8

    • 4 billable codes
    • 1 CC
  • N76

    Other inflammation of vagina and vulva

    Lipschütz disease or ulcer → N76.6

    • 10 billable codes
    • 2 CC
    • 1 with HCC
  • N77

    Vulvovaginal ulceration and inflammation in diseases classified elsewhere

    –

    • 2 billable codes

Index main terms

  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic) → N73, N75, N76 (17 entries)
  • Adhesions, adhesive (postinfective) → N73 (14 entries)
  • Salpingitis (catarrhal) (fallopian tube) (nodular) (pseudofollicular) (purulent) (septic) → N70 (12 entries)
  • Disease, diseased → N73, N75, N76 (11 entries)
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative → N72, N76 (9 entries)
  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative) → N73, N76 (8 entries)
  • Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative) → N71, N72 (6 entries)
  • Oophoritis (cystic) (infectional) (interstitial) → N70 (6 entries)
  • Peritonitis (adhesive) (bacterial) (fibrinous) (hemorrhagic) (idiopathic) (localized) (perforative) (primary) (with adhesions) (with effusion) → N73 (4 entries)
  • Salpingo-oophoritis (catarrhal) (purulent) (ruptured) (septic) (suppurative) → N70 (4 entries)
  • Vaginitis (acute) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (emphysematous) (nonvenereal) (ulcerative) → N76 (4 entries)
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer) → N76 (3 entries)
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory (with exudation) → N73, N75 (3 entries)
  • Carbuncle → N76 (2 entries)
  • Cyst (colloid) (mucous) (simple) (retention) → N70, N75 (2 entries)

+26 more main terms; the search box finds them by word.

Block instructions

Excludes1

  • inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs complicating:
  • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0) O00 O07 O08.0
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-) O23 O75.3 O85 O86

Code also

  • , if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-) K6A.0

Notes that also apply

Chapter 14 instructions (Excludes2 8): printed on the chapter 14 page.