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Category · FY2027

N71 Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix

  • Header · not billable

N71 is not billable. The category heads 3 billable codes in FY2027: the 3 codes directly below it.

Index → code

  • Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative) → N71.9
  • Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative)acute → N71.0
  • Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative)chronic → N71.1

Where it sits

  1. Chapter 14 Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99)
  2. N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77)
  3. N71 Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix
Billable codes
3
Subdivisions
3
CC / MCC codes
1 / 0
HCC V28 codes
0
New FY2027
0
Index entries
5

Codes in N71

  1. N71.0
    Acute inflammatory disease of uterus
    BillableCC
  2. N71.1
    Chronic inflammatory disease of uterus
    Billable
  3. N71.9
    Inflammatory disease of uterus, unspecified
    Billable

CC/MCC: as a secondary diagnosis, unless the principal diagnosis is on the code’s PDX exclusion list (MS-DRG v44 Appendix C; list on the code card).

Sources of each column.

Instructions

At N71

Includes

  • endo (myo) metritis
  • metritis
  • myometritis
  • pyometra
  • uterine abscess

Excludes1

  • hyperplastic endometritis (N85.0-) N85.0
  • infection of uterus following delivery (O85, O86.-) O85 O86

Use additional code

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

Notes that also apply

Block N70-N77 instructions (Excludes1 3, Code also 1): printed on the block page.

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

Index entries

  • Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative) → N71.9
  • Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative)acute → N71.0
  • Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative)subacute → N71.0
  • Endometritis (decidual) (nonspecific) (purulent) (senile) (atrophic) (suppurative)chronic → N71.1
  • Postmenopausalendometrium (atrophic)suppurative → N71.9

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