Is N89.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. N89.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does N89.8 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 N89.8?

N89.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

N89.8

N89.8 — Other specified noninflammatory disorders of vagina

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N89.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for other specified noninflammatory disorders of vagina. 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 (O70.-, O71.4, O71.7-O71.8)
old laceration involving muscles of pelvic floor (N81.8)

Inclusion terms

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

Leukorrhea NOS
Old vaginal laceration
Pessary ulcer of vagina

Risk adjustment

N89.8 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.

Medicare coverage

N89.8 is named in 5 Medicare coverage policies — 5 listing it as supporting medical necessity. Which of them applies to you depends on your Medicare contractor, and coverage genuinely differs by state.

A56766Billing and Coding: Incision and Drainage (I&D) of Abscess of Skin, Subcutaneous and Accessory Structures
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

How N89.8 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 N89.8.

Fluor(vaginalis)
Hydrocolpos(congenital)
Hydrometrocolpos
Leukorrhea
Calculus, calculi, calculous›vagina
Caruncle›myrtiform
Cicatrix›vagina
Cyst›hymen
Cyst›vagina, vaginal(implantation) (inclusion) (squamous cell) (wall)
Deformity›vagina(acquired)
Discharge›vaginal
Fibrosis, fibrotic›vagina

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N89. If N89.8 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N89.8

Is N89.8 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. N89.8 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does N89.8 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 N89.8?: N89.8 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.