N71.0

Acute inflammatory disease of uterus

Billable / specific

N71.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes (from N71)

  • endo (myo) metritis
  • metritis
  • myometritis
  • pyometra
  • uterine abscess

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs complicating: (from N71)
  • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0) (from N71)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-) (from N71)
  • hyperplastic endometritis (N85.0-) (from N71)
  • infection of uterus following delivery (O85, O86.-) (from N71)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from N71)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from N71)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from N71)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from N71)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from N71)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from N71)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from N71)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from N71)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent (from N71)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • , if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-) (from N71)

Also known as

  • Endometritis, acute
  • Endometritis, subacute

Parent code

  • N71Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervixHeader

Related codes

  • N71.1Chronic inflammatory disease of uterusBillable
  • N71.9Inflammatory disease of uterus, unspecifiedBillable

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