Is N73.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. N73.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does N73.0 sit in the tabular list?

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

N73.0

N73.0 — Acute parametritis and pelvic cellulitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N73.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for acute parametritis and pelvic cellulitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Abscess of broad ligament
Abscess of parametrium
Pelvic cellulitis, female

Risk adjustment

N73.0 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

N73.0 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 N73.0 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 N73.0.

Abscess›suprapelvic, acute
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›Douglas' cul-de-sac or pouch(chronic)
Inflammation, inflamed, inflammatory›parametrium
Parametritis›acute
Abscess›broad ligament›acute
Abscess›parametric, parametrium›acute
Cellulitis›broad ligament›acute
Cellulitis›Douglas' cul-de-sac or pouch›acute
Cellulitis›periuterine›acute
Cellulitis›round ligament›acute
Cellulitis›pelvis, pelvic›female›acute
Disease, diseased›pelvis, pelvic›inflammatory›acute

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N73. If N73.0 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N73.0

Is N73.0 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. N73.0 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does N73.0 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77).