N73

Other female pelvic inflammatory diseases

Non-billable header

N73 is a non-billable header code. Use one of the more specific codes below.

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.-)

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-)

More specific codes N73

  • N73.0Acute parametritis and pelvic cellulitisBillable
  • N73.1Chronic parametritis and pelvic cellulitisBillable
  • N73.2Unspecified parametritis and pelvic cellulitisBillable
  • N73.3Female acute pelvic peritonitisBillable
  • N73.4Female chronic pelvic peritonitisBillable
  • N73.5Female pelvic peritonitis, unspecifiedBillable
  • N73.6Female pelvic peritoneal adhesions (postinfective)Billable
  • N73.8Other specified female pelvic inflammatory diseasesBillable
  • N73.9Female pelvic inflammatory disease, unspecifiedBillable

Related codes

  • N70Salpingitis and oophoritisHeader
  • N71Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervixHeader
  • N72Inflammatory disease of cervix uteriBillable
  • 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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