N70.1

Chronic salpingitis and oophoritis

Non-billable header

N70.1 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Hydrosalpinx

Includes (from N70)

  • 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.

  • inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs complicating: (from N70)
  • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0) (from N70)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-) (from N70)
  • gonococcal infection (A54.24) (from N70)
  • tuberculous infection (A18.17) (from N70)

Excludes2

Not included here — may be reported together when both conditions exist.

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from N70)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from N70)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from N70)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from N70)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from N70)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from N70)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from N70)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from N70)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent (from N70)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • , if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-) (from N70)

Also known as

  • Hydrosalpinx

Parent code

  • N70Salpingitis and oophoritisHeader

More specific codes N70.1

  • N70.11Chronic salpingitisBillable
  • N70.12Chronic oophoritisBillable
  • N70.13Chronic salpingitis and oophoritisBillable

Related codes

  • N70.0Acute salpingitis and oophoritisHeader
  • N70.9Salpingitis and oophoritis, unspecifiedHeader

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