N73.0

Acute parametritis and pelvic cellulitis

Billable / specific

N73.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes in FY2027.

Inclusion terms

Applicable to

  • Abscess of broad ligament
  • Abscess of parametrium
  • Pelvic cellulitis, female

Excludes1

Not coded here — never report together with this code.

  • inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs complicating: (from N73)
  • abortion or ectopic or molar pregnancy (O00-O07, O08.0) (from N73)
  • pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O23.-, O75.3, O85, O86.-) (from N73)

Excludes2

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

  • certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P04-P96) (from N73)
  • certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00-B99) (from N73)
  • complications of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00-O9A) (from N73)
  • congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00-Q99) (from N73)
  • endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00-E88) (from N73)
  • injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00-T88) (from N73)
  • neoplasms (C00-D49) (from N73)
  • symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00-R94) (from N73)

Use additional code

Add a code to identify the following, if applicable.

  • code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent. (from N73)

Code also

An additional code may be needed.

  • , if applicable, pelvic abscess (K6A.0-) (from N73)

Also known as

  • Abscess of broad ligament
  • Abscess of parametrium
  • Pelvic cellulitis, female
  • Abscess, broad ligament, acute
  • Abscess, parametric, parametrium, acute
  • Abscess, suprapelvic, acute
  • Cellulitis, broad ligament, acute
  • Cellulitis, Douglas' cul-de-sac or pouch, acute
  • Cellulitis, pelvis, pelvic, female, acute
  • Cellulitis, periuterine, acute
  • Cellulitis, round ligament, acute
  • Disease, diseased, pelvis, pelvic, inflammatory, acute
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory, Douglas' cul-de-sac or pouch
  • Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory, parametrium
  • Parametritis, acute

Parent code

  • N73Other female pelvic inflammatory diseasesHeader

Related codes

  • 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

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