Salpingitis and oophoritis
Non-billable header
N70 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.
Inclusion terms
Includes
- abscess (of) fallopian tube
- abscess (of) ovary
- pyosalpinx
- salpingo-oophoritis
- tubo-ovarian abscess
- tubo-ovarian inflammatory disease
Excludes1
Not coded here — never report together with this code.
Excludes2
Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.
- 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)
Use additional code
Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.
Code also
An additional code may be needed.
- , if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-)
More specific codes N70
Related codes
- N71Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervixHeader
- N72Inflammatory disease of cervix uteriBillable
- N73Other female pelvic inflammatory diseasesHeader
- N74Female pelvic inflammatory disorders in diseases classified elsewhereBillable
- N75Diseases of Bartholin's glandHeader
- N76Other inflammation of vagina and vulvaHeader
- N77Vulvovaginal ulceration and inflammation in diseases classified elsewhereHeader