Is N76.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. N76.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does N76.81 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77).

N76.81

N76.81 — Mucositis (ulcerative) of vagina and vulva

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N76.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for mucositis (ulcerative) of vagina and vulva. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes2 — not included here, but may coexist

The excluded condition is not part of this code, but a patient can have both. You may code both.

gastrointestinal mucositis (ulcerative) (K92.81)
nasal mucositis (ulcerative) (J34.81)
oral mucositis (ulcerative) (K12.3-)

Code also

Both codes may be needed to describe the encounter fully. Sequencing depends on the reason for the visit.

type of associated therapy, such as:
antineoplastic and immunosuppressive drugs (T45.1X-)
radiological procedure and radiotherapy (Y84.2)

Risk adjustment

N76.81 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 N76.81 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 N76.81.

Mucositis›vagina and vulva

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N76.8. If N76.81 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N76.81

Is N76.81 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. N76.81 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does N76.81 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Inflammatory diseases of female pelvic organs (N70-N77).