N76.4
N76.4 — Abscess of vulva
Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM
N76.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for abscess of vulva. It is valid for submission on a claim.
Inclusion terms
Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.
- Furuncle of vulva
Risk adjustment
N76.4 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.
How N76.4 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 N76.4.
- Abscess›labium(majus) (minus)
- Abscess›vulva
- Carbuncle›labium(majus) (minus)
- Carbuncle›vulva
- Furuncle›labium(majus) (minus)
- Furuncle›vulva
- Abscess›genital organ or tract›female(external)
- Cellulitis›genital organ NEC›female(external)
Related codes at this level
Codes that share N76. If N76.4 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.
Questions about N76.4
- Is N76.4 a billable ICD-10-CM code?
- Yes. N76.4 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
- Where does N76.4 sit in the tabular list?
- Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77).