Is N70.92 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. N70.92 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does N70.92 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 N70.92?

N70.92 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above N70.92 (N70) and apply to it just the same.

N70.92

N70.92 — Oophoritis, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N70.92 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for oophoritis, unspecified. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N70.92

These are not written on N70.92, but they bind it: a note on a category applies to every code beneath it. Billing N70.92 with anything listed here is a denial.

Written on N70 — Salpingitis and oophoritis

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

Risk adjustment

N70.92 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.

Medicare coverage

N70.92 is named in 1 Medicare coverage policy — 1 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56421Billing and Coding: CT of the Abdomen and Pelvis

How N70.92 is indexed

Coders do not find codes by browsing the tabular list — they look them up in the alphabetic index, under the word the physician wrote. These are the index entries that lead here, so you can see which chart wordings map to N70.92.

Oophoritis(cystic) (infectional) (interstitial)
Necrosis, necrotic›ovary

Code history

N70.92 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N70.9. If N70.92 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N70.92

Is N70.92 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. N70.92 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does N70.92 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 N70.92?: N70.92 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter. Some are written on the categories above N70.92 (N70) and apply to it just the same.