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N81.82

N81.82: Incompetence or weakening of pubocervical tissue

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N81.82 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for incompetence or weakening of pubocervical tissue. It is valid for submission on a claim.

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Excludes1 inherited from the categories above N81.82

A category’s note binds every code beneath it.

Written on N81: Female genital prolapse

  • genital prolapse complicating pregnancy, labor or delivery (O34.5-)
  • prolapse and hernia of ovary and fallopian tube (N83.4-)
  • prolapse of vaginal vault after hysterectomy (N99.3)

Other codes that can never be billed with N81.82

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

  • N85Other noninflammatory disorders of uterus, except cervix

Risk adjustment

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

Medicare coverage

N81.82 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

  • Incompetency, incompetent, incompetence›pubocervical tissue
  • Weak, weakening, weakness›pubocervical tissue

Code history

Unchanged in every release from FY2024 to FY2027.

Other codes under N81.8

ICD-10-CMFY2027· effective October 1, 2026

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