Is N92.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?

Yes. N92.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.

Where does N92.6 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 N92.6?

N92.6 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.

N92.6

N92.6 — Irregular menstruation, unspecified

Billable / specific codeICD-10-CM

N92.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code for irregular menstruation, unspecified. 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.

irregular menstruation with:
lengthened intervals or scanty bleeding (N91.3-N91.5)
shortened intervals or excessive bleeding (N92.1)

Inclusion terms

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

Irregular bleeding NOS
Irregular periods NOS

Risk adjustment

N92.6 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 N92.6 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 N92.6.

Paramenia
Bleeding›irregular
Cycle›menstrual, irregular
Disorder›menstrual
Irregular, irregularity›bleeding
Irregular, irregularity›menstruation(cause unknown)
Irregular, irregularity›periods
Menstruation›cycle, irregular
Menstruation›irregular
Periods›irregular

Related codes at this level

Codes that share N92. If N92.6 is not quite right, the correct code is usually one of these.

Questions about N92.6

Is N92.6 a billable ICD-10-CM code?: Yes. N92.6 is a billable, specific ICD-10-CM code and is valid for submission on a claim.
Where does N92.6 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 N92.6?: N92.6 carries an Excludes1 note, which means the conditions it lists can never be coded together with it on the same encounter.