Is N70 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

No. N70 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.

Where does N70 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77).

What cannot be coded together with N70?

N70 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

N70

N70 — Salpingitis and oophoritis

Non-billable headerICD-10-CM

N70 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for salpingitis and oophoritis. It cannot be billed on its own: choose one of the more specific child codes below.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

gonococcal infection (A54.24)
tuberculous infection (A18.17)

Use additional code

Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.

code (B95-B97), to identify infectious agent

Includes

Conditions this code covers.

abscess (of) fallopian tube
abscess (of) ovary
pyosalpinx
salpingo-oophoritis
tubo-ovarian abscess
tubo-ovarian inflammatory disease

Risk adjustment

N70 does not map to an HCC and does not risk-adjust under CMS-HCC V28. That is normal — most ICD-10 codes do not. It still needs to be coded correctly; it just will not move a RAF score.

Code to one of these instead N70

3 child codes. Green means billable.

Questions about N70

Is N70 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: No. N70 is a non-billable header code. Code to a higher level of specificity using one of its child codes.
Where does N70 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77).
What cannot be coded together with N70?: N70 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.