N70.03

N70.03: Acute salpingitis and oophoritis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N70.03 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute salpingitis and oophoritis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N70.03

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on N70: Salpingitis and oophoritis

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

Risk adjustment

No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.

Medicare coverage

N70.03 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy: 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Salpingo-oophoritis›acute
Salpingo-oophoritis›subacute
Oophoritis›acute›with salpingitis
Salpingitis›acute›with oophoritis

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.