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N72 - Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

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

Includes, Excludes and Coding Notes

IncludesFrom N72

Conditions this code covers.

  • cervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
  • endocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
  • exocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
Excludes 1 — Not Coded HereFrom N72

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

  • erosion and ectropion of cervix without cervicitis (N86)
Use Additional CodeFrom N72

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)

Inpatient DRG Payments

DRG 7422,639 discharges

Uterine And Adnexa Procedures For Non-malignancy With Cc/mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$14,520

Total Payment$18,630
Patient Responsibility$4,110
Hospital Charge$101,252
DRG 7432,567 discharges

Uterine And Adnexa Procedures For Non-malignancy Without Cc/mcc

Avg. Medicare Payment

$8,566

Total Payment$12,084
Patient Responsibility$3,517
Hospital Charge$69,785

Documentation requirements, coding pitfalls and FAQs for conditions coded with N72.