N76.6

N76.6: Ulceration of vulva

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N76.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for ulceration of vulva. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes2 inherited from the categories above N76.6

Not part of this code, but both may be coded when both are present.

Written on N76: Other inflammation of vagina and vulva

senile (atrophic) vaginitis (N95.2)
vulvar vestibulitis (N94.810)

Other codes that can never be billed with N76.6

Their own Excludes1 notes name this code, so the conflict is not listed above.

N89Other noninflammatory disorders of vagina
N90Other noninflammatory disorders of vulva and perineum

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

N76.6 is named in 4 Medicare coverage policies: 4 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which one applies depends on your Medicare contractor.

A58710Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58720Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58747Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing
A58761Billing and Coding: MolDX: Molecular Syndromic Panels for Infectious Disease Pathogen Identification Testing

Alphabetic index entries that lead here

Lipschütz disease or ulcer
Disease, diseased›Lipschütz's
Phagedena›vulva
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›labium(majus) (minus)
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›Lipschütz's
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›vulva(acute) (infectional)
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›vulvobuccal, recurring
Aphthae, aphthous›ulcer›genital organ NEC›female
Ulcer, ulcerated, ulcerating, ulceration, ulcerative›aphthous›genital organ›female

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.