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N70 - Salpingitis and oophoritis

ICD-10-CM Chapter 14: Diseases of the genitourinary system · N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77) · Top-level category · FY2027

Coding Guidance

N70 is a non-billable heading. Report one of the 3 more specific codes below.

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

IncludesFrom N70

Conditions this code covers.

  • abscess (of) fallopian tube
  • abscess (of) ovary
  • pyosalpinx
  • salpingo-oophoritis
  • tubo-ovarian abscess
  • tubo-ovarian inflammatory disease
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom N70

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • gonococcal infection (A54.24)
  • tuberculous infection (A18.17)
Use Additional CodeFrom N70

Add a secondary code to identify the associated condition or cause when it is documented.

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77)

Mutually exclusive: these conditions are never reported together with this code.

  • inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs complicating:
  • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-)
Code AlsoFrom N70-N77 Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77)

Report an additional code when both conditions apply.

  • , if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)
Excludes 2 — Not Included HereFrom Chapter N00-N99

Not part of this code; report both codes when the patient has both conditions.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A)
  • 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)

Documentation requirements, coding pitfalls and FAQs for conditions coded with N70.