Is N88.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. N88.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does N88.1 sit in the tabular list?

Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Noninflammatory disorders of female genital tract (N80-N98).

What cannot be coded together with N88.1?

N88.1 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

N88.1

N88.1 — Old laceration of cervix uteri

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N88.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for old laceration of cervix uteri. It is valid for submission on a claim.

Excludes1 — never code together

These conditions cannot occur together. Billing both on the same encounter is a denial.

current obstetric trauma (O71.3)

Inclusion terms

Alternative wordings a physician may use in the chart for this same code.

Adhesions of cervix

Excludes2 inherited from the categories above N88.1

Also inherited, and the opposite of Excludes1: these conditions are not part of N88.1, but a patient can have both, so you may code both.

Written on N88 — Other noninflammatory disorders of cervix uteri

inflammatory disease of cervix (N72)
polyp of cervix (N84.1)

Risk adjustment

N88.1 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 N88.1 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 N88.1.

Adhesions, adhesive›cervicovaginal
Adhesions, adhesive›cervix
Band›cervix
Cicatrix›cervix(postoperative) (postpartal)
Laceration›cervix›nonpuerperal, nontraumatic
Laceration›cervix›old(postpartal)
Tear, torn›cervix›old
Adhesions, adhesive›cervicovaginal›postpartal›old

Code history

N88.1 has not changed since FY2024 — no addition, revision or deletion across the three most recent ICD-10-CM releases.

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N88. If N88.1 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N88.1

Is N88.1 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. N88.1 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does N88.1 sit in the tabular list?: Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00-N99), in the block Noninflammatory disorders of female genital tract (N80-N98).
What cannot be coded together with N88.1?: N88.1 carries Excludes1 notes, which means the conditions they list can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.