N72

Inflammatory disease of cervix uteri

Billable / specific

N72 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Includes

  • cervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
  • endocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)
  • exocervicitis (with or without erosion or ectropion)

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report 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.-)
  • erosion and ectropion of cervix without cervicitis (N86)

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 (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

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

Also known as

  • Cervicitis
  • Cervicocolpitis
  • Ectropion, cervix, with cervicitis
  • Endocervicitis, hyperplastic
  • Endometritis, cervix, cervical, hyperplastic
  • Endometritis, hyperplastic, cervix
  • Erosion, cervix, with cervicitis
  • Eversion, cervix, with cervicitis
  • Hyperplasia, hyperplastic, endocervicitis
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, cervix, with cervicitis
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, uterus, cervix, with cervicitis
  • Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative, uterus, neck, with cervicitis

Related codes

  • N70Salpingitis and oophoritisHeader
  • N71Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervixHeader
  • 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

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