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.

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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

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

Medicare coverage

N73.0 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

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

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.