N71
N71: Inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix
Non-billable headerICD-10-CM
N71 is a non-billable header ICD-10-CM code for inflammatory disease of uterus, except cervix. 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.
Use additional code
Add a secondary code to capture the detail described below.
Includes
Conditions this code covers.
- endo (myo) metritis
- metritis
- myometritis
- pyometra
- uterine abscess
Other codes that can never be billed with N71
Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- N85Other noninflammatory disorders of uterus, except cervix
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Code to one of these instead N71
3 child codes. Green means billable.