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Category · FY2027

N76 Other inflammation of vagina and vulva

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N76 is not billable. The category heads 10 billable codes in FY2027, grouped under 8 subdivisions.

Index → code

  • Lipschütz disease or ulcer → N76.6
  • Vulvitis (acute) (allergic) (atrophic) (hypertrophic) (intertriginous) (senile) → N76.2
  • Vaginitis (acute) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (emphysematous) (nonvenereal) (ulcerative) → N76.0

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. N76 Other inflammation of vagina and vulva
Billable codes
10
Subdivisions
8
CC / MCC codes
2 / 0
HCC V28 codes
1
New FY2027
0
Index entries
36

Codes in N76

  1. N76.0
    Acute vaginitis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 3

    Inclusion terms

    • Acute vulvovaginitis
    • Vaginitis NOS
    • Vulvovaginitis NOS
  2. N76.1
    Subacute and chronic vaginitis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 2

    Inclusion terms

    • Chronic vulvovaginitis
    • Subacute vulvovaginitis
  3. N76.2
    Acute vulvitis
    Billable
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Vulvitis NOS
  4. N76.3
    Subacute and chronic vulvitis
    Billable
  5. N76.4
    Abscess of vulva
    BillableCC
    Inclusion terms 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Furuncle of vulva
  6. N76.5
    Ulceration of vagina
    Billable
  7. N76.6
    Ulceration of vulva
    Billable
  8. N76.8
    Other specified inflammation of vagina and vulva
    Header
  9. N76.81
    Mucositis (ulcerative) of vagina and vulva
    BillableCC
    Excludes2 3, Code also 3

    Excludes2

    • gastrointestinal mucositis (ulcerative) (K92.81) K92.81
    • nasal mucositis (ulcerative) (J34.81) J34.81
    • oral mucositis (ulcerative) (K12.3-) K12.3

    Code also

    • type of associated therapy, such as:
    • antineoplastic and immunosuppressive drugs (T45.1X-) T45.1X
    • radiological procedure and radiotherapy (Y84.2) Y84.2
  10. N76.82
    Fournier disease of vagina and vulva
    Billable92
    Inclusion terms 1, Excludes1 1, Code also 1

    Inclusion terms

    • Fournier gangrene of vagina and vulva

    Excludes1

    • gangrene in diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .52) E08 E13

    Code also

    • , if applicable, diabetes mellitus (E08-E13 with .9) E08 E13
  11. N76.89
    Other specified inflammation of vagina and vulva
    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 N76

Excludes2

  • senile (atrophic) vaginitis (N95.2) N95.2
  • vulvar vestibulitis (N94.810) N94.810

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

  • Vaginitis (acute) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (emphysematous) (nonvenereal) (ulcerative) → N76.0
  • Vulvitis (acute) (allergic) (atrophic) (hypertrophic) (intertriginous) (senile) → N76.2
  • Lipschütz disease or ulcer → N76.6
  • Vaginitis (acute) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (emphysematous) (nonvenereal) (ulcerative)bacterial → N76.0
  • Vaginitis (acute) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (emphysematous) (nonvenereal) (ulcerative)chronic → N76.1
  • Vaginitis (acute) (circumscribed) (diffuse) (emphysematous) (nonvenereal) (ulcerative)subacute or chronic → N76.1
  • Vulvitis (acute) (allergic) (atrophic) (hypertrophic) (intertriginous) (senile)subacute or chronic → N76.3
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)labium (majus) (minus) → N76.4
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)vulva → N76.4
  • Carbunclelabium (majus) (minus) → N76.4
  • Carbunclevulva → N76.4
  • Furunclelabium (majus) (minus) → N76.4
  • Furunclevulva → N76.4
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativevagina → N76.5
  • Disease, diseasedLipschütz's → N76.6
  • Phagedena (dry) (moist) (sloughing)vulva → N76.6
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativelabium (majus) (minus) → N76.6
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativeLipschütz's → N76.6
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativevulva (acute) (infectional) → N76.6
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativevulvobuccal, recurring → N76.6
  • Mucositis (ulcerative)vagina and vulva → N76.81
  • Fournier disease or gangrenefemale → N76.82
  • Fournier disease or gangrenevagina and vulva → N76.82
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer)vulva → N76.82
  • Noma (gangrenous) (hospital) (infective)pudendi → N76.89
  • Noma (gangrenous) (hospital) (infective)vulvae → N76.89
  • Abscess (connective tissue) (embolic) (fistulous) (infective) (metastatic) (multiple) (pernicious) (pyogenic) (septic)genital organ or tractfemale (external) → N76.4
  • Cellulitis (diffuse) (phlegmonous) (septic) (suppurative)genital organ NECfemale (external) → N76.4
  • Disease, diseasedFournier (gangrene)female → N76.82
  • Disease, diseasedFournier (gangrene)vagina and vulva → N76.82
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer)Fournierfemale → N76.82
  • Gangrene, gangrenous (connective tissue) (dropsical) (dry) (moist) (skin) (ulcer)Fourniervagina and vulva → N76.82
  • Disease, diseasedvagina, vaginal (noninflammatory)inflammatory NEC → N76.89
  • Disease, diseasedvulva (noninflammatory)inflammatory NEC → N76.89
  • Aphthae, aphthousulcer (oral) (recurrent)genital organ(s) NECfemale → N76.6
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerativeaphthous (oral) (recurrent)genital organ(s)female → N76.6

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