N73.3
N73.3: Female acute pelvic peritonitis
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
N73.3 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for female acute pelvic peritonitis. It is valid for submission on a claim.
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Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.
- K65Peritonitis
Risk adjustment
No CMS-HCC V28 category: this code does not change a RAF score.
Medicare coverage
N73.3 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
- Peritonitis›pelvic›female›acute
Code history
Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.
Other codes under N73
- N73.0Acute parametritis and pelvic cellulitis
- N73.1Chronic parametritis and pelvic cellulitis
- N73.2Unspecified parametritis and pelvic cellulitis
- N73.4Female chronic pelvic peritonitis
- N73.5Female pelvic peritonitis, unspecified
- N73.6Female pelvic peritoneal adhesions (postinfective)
- N73.8Other specified female pelvic inflammatory diseases
- N73.9Female pelvic inflammatory disease, unspecified