N73.1

N73.1: Chronic parametritis and pelvic cellulitis

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N73.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for chronic parametritis and pelvic cellulitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Check N73.1 with the rest of the claim: free scrubber

Excludes1: never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

tuberculous parametritis and pelvic cellultis (A18.17)

Inclusion terms

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

Any condition in N73.0 specified as chronic

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

N73.1 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›broad ligament›chronic
Abscess›parametric, parametrium›chronic
Disease, diseased›pelvis, pelvic›inflammatory›chronic

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.